Micah 5:7

And, the remnant of Jacob, shall be, in the midst of many peoples, as dew from Yahweh, as myriad drops on plants,—which tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of Adam.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

6Then shall they shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof,—So shall he deliver from Assyria, when he shall enter our land, and when he shall tread down within our bounds.

8And, the remnant of Jacob, shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the jungle, as a young lion among flocks of sheep,—who, if he passeth by, both treadeth down—and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:2Let my teaching drop as the rain, Let my speech distil as the dew,—As copious rains on tender grass, As myriad drops on seeding plants.

Psalms 72:6Let him come down, Like rain on fields to be mown, Like myriad drops on land to be reaped.

Isaiah 32:15Until there be poured out upon us the spirit, from on high,—Then shall the wilderness become, garden-land, And the garden-land, for a forest, be reckoned;

Isaiah 55:10For, as the rain and the snow descend from the heavens. And thither, do not return, Except they have watered the earth. And caused it to bring forth and bud,—And given seed to the sower, and bread to the eater,

Jeremiah 14:22Are there, among the vanities of the nations senders of rain? Or can, the heavens themselves, give myriad drops? Art not, thou, he, O Yahweh our God? Therefore will we wait for thee, For, thou, hast made all these.

Ezekiel 14:22Yet lo! there hath been left therein a remnant of fugitives to be brought forth —sons and daughters— There they are! coming forth unto you, And so ye shall see their way, and their doings, and be consoled over the calamity which I have brought in upon Jerusalem even all that I have brought in upon her.

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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