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Micah 5:1 open_in_new
Now. Meanwhile; as in Micah 4:10; Micah 4:11. Showing that Micah 5:1 relates to the interval between the then present time and "that day" of Micah 4:1; Micah 4:6.
gather thyself, &c.: or, thou shalt have sore tribulation [for thy sins], thou daughter of affliction.
he: i.e. the enemy. The Assyrian.
us. The prophet includes himself.
the judge. Or, the then ruler (compare 1 Kings 22:24.Lamentations 3:30; Lamentations 4:20; Lamentations 5:8; Lamentations 5:12), who would thus be the type of the Messiah (Matthew 27:30).
rod. sceptre. Hebrew shebet. the club (of defence), as in Micah 7:14. hence, of office; not matteh, the rod or staff (of support), as in Micah 6:9. See note on Psalms 23:4.
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Micah 5:2 open_in_new
But thou. This marks out the Structure. Compare Micah 4:8 with Micah 5:2. Quoted in Matthew 2:5; Matthew 2:6; John 7:42.
Beth-lehem Ephratah. The full name given, as in Genesis 35:19, thus connecting Genesis 35:21 with Micah 4:8.
little. too little [to rank among]. Compare 1 Corinthians 1:27-29.
thousands. districts (1 Samuel 23:23). Like our old English divisions, called "hundreds". Compare Exodus 18:25. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 18:25).
come forth. Note the difference between Hebrew here (yatza) and bo'. come unto, in Zechariah 9:9. All the events between these two make up the period we call "the first Advent", and thus are typical of the "second Advent"; the coming forth being 1 Thessalonians 4:16, and the coming unto being 1 Thessalonians 5:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:3, and 2 Thessalonians 2:8, the former being in grace, the latter in judgment.. similar period may elapse in the antitypical comings as in the typical comings of Micah 5:2, and Zechariah 9:9.
unto. for.
everlasting. Compare Psalms 90:2.Proverbs 8:22; 3 John 1:1; 3 John 1:1; John 1:2.
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Micah 5:3 open_in_new
until the time: i.e. the end of the "meanwhile" (Micah 5:1).
she which travaileth. Compare Micah 4:9; Micah 4:10 -, above. and note there; also John 16:21; John 16:22, and Revelation 12:1-6.
children. sons.
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Micah 5:4 open_in_new
He: i.e. the Shepherd of Israel. Ref to Pentateuch (Genesis 49:24). App-92. Compare Psalms 80:1.Jeremiah 31:10; Ezekiel 34:23.
feed. tend, or shepherd (as. flock). Compare Micah 7:14.Isaiah 40:11; Isaiah 49:10.
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
they. Israel, His flock.
shall abide. In everlasting security.
shall He be great. Compare Psalms 22:27; Psalms 72:8; Psalms 98:1.Isaiah 49:5; Isaiah 49:7; Isaiah 52:13.Zechariah 9:10; Luke 1:32.Revelation 11:15.
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Micah 5:5 open_in_new
this Man, &c.. this [great Shepherd of Israel]. Compare Psalms 72:7; Isaiah 9:6; Isaiah 9:7; Zechariah 9:10.
Assyrian. This is emphatic in Hebrew.
when, &c. Compare Isaiah 7:20 Isaiah 8:7-10; Isaiah 37:31-36.
then, &c. Compare Isaiah 44:28; Isaiah 59:19; Zechariah 1:18-21; Zechariah 9:13; Zechariah 10:3; Zechariah 12:6.
seven shepherds... men. When that time comes the meaning of this will be seen.
men. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14.
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Micah 5:6 open_in_new
waste. eat up.
the land of Nimrod. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 10:8-10). App-92. The name occurs elsewhere only in 1 Chronicles 1:10 and none can deliver.
entrances. passes. Compare Nahum 3:13.
when. See note on Micah 5:5.
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Micah 5:7 open_in_new
as. dew, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 32:2, the same verbal idiom). App-92.
a dew. a night mist. See note on Psalms 133:3.
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
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Micah 5:8 open_in_new
shall be, &c. This refers to restored Israel "in that day"; not to any other people now.
people. Hebrew. peoples.
as. lion, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 23:24; Numbers 24:9). App-92.
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Micah 5:9 open_in_new
shall be out off. Note the Figure of speech Anaphora (App-6), in the repetition, "cut off", four times in verses: Micah 5:9-13. All this refers eventually to restored Israel.
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Micah 5:10 open_in_new
in that day. The Structure connects Micah 5:10-14 with Micah 4:6 -- Micah 5:8, and shows it to be the same, and yet future time, called in Micah 4:1 "the last days".
saith the LORD. [is] Jehovah's oracle.
I will cut off, &c. See note on Micah 5:9. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 17:16). App-92. Compare Isaiah 2:7; Zechariah 9:10.
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Micah 5:12 open_in_new
witchcrafts. sorceries. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 22:18; Leviticus 19:26; Deuteronomy 18:10). App-92.
hand. Some codices, with Septuagint, and Syriac, read "hands".
soothsayers: i.e. users of secret or occult arts.
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Micah 5:13 open_in_new
graven images. See Micah 1:7, the same word.
standing images. pillars. Probably. 'Asherahs. See App-42. Compare "groves", Micah 5:14. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 23:24; Exodus 34:13.Deuteronomy 7:5; Deuteronomy 7:5). App-92.
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Micah 5:14 open_in_new
pluck up. root up, or tear down.
thy groves. thine 'Asherahs. App-42. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 34:13.Deuteronomy 7:5; Deuteronomy 12:3).
thy cities. Ginsburg thinks "thine idols". Authorized Version margin suggests "enemies".
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Micah 5:15 open_in_new
heathen. nations.