Micah 5:7

The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples, 1 like dew from Yahweh, 1 like showers on the grass, 1 that do not wait for a man, 1 and they do not wait for the children of mankind. 1

Unlocked Literal Bible

In The King James Version

And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.

In Context

6They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, 1 and the land of Nimrod in its entrances. + 5:6 The Hebrew text has in its entrances , that is, in their gates. However, some modern versions suppose that a different Hebrew word was intended: with a drawn sword . 1 He will rescue us from the Assyrians, 1 when they come into our land, 1 when they march inside our borders. 1

8The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, 1 among many peoples, 1 like a lion among the animals of the forest, 1 like a young lion among the flocks of sheep. 1 When he goes through them, 1 he will trample over them and tear them to pieces, 1 and there will be no one to save them. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:2Let my teaching drop down like the rain, 1 let my speech distill like the dew, 1 like the gentle rain on the tender grass, 1 and like the showers on the plants. 1

Psalms 72:6May he come down like rain on the mown grass, 1 like showers that water the earth. 1

Isaiah 32:15until the Spirit is poured on us from on high, 1 and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is considered as a forest. 1

Isaiah 55:10For as the rain and snow come down from heaven 1 and do not return there unless they saturate the earth 1 and make it produce and sprout and give seed to the farmer who sows and bread to the eater, 1

Jeremiah 14:22Do any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Or can the skies themselves send down showers? 1 Are you not the one, Yahweh our God? We wait for you, for you are the one who does all these things.

Ezekiel 14:22Yet, behold! A remnant will be left in her, survivors who will go out with sons and daughters. Behold! They will go out to you, and you will see their ways and actions and be comforted concerning the punishment that I have sent to Jerusalem, and about everything else that I have sent against the land.

Matthew Henry on Micah 5:2-7

The Abasement and Distress of Zion; Birth of the Messiah Predicted; The Glory of Messiah. ( b. c. 720.) 1 Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. 2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. 3 Therefore will he give them up, until the… Read the whole commentary →

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