Micah 2 · Verse 13

Micah 2:13

The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the Lord on the head of them.
Micah 2:13, King James Version

Micah 2:13 in other translations

BSBOne who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate, and go out by it. Their King will pass through before them, the LORD as their leader.
WEBHe who breaks open the way goes up before them. They break through the gate, and go out. Their king passes on before them, with the LORD at their head.
ASVThe breaker is gone up before them: they have broken forth and passed on to the gate, and are gone out thereat; and their king is passed on before them, and Jehovah at the head of them.
YLTGone up hath the breaker before them, They have broken through, Yea, they pass through the gate, Yea, they go out through it, And pass on doth their king before them, And Jehovah at their head!
DARBYOne that breaketh through is gone up before them: they have broken forth, and have passed on to the gate, and are gone out by it; and their king passeth on before them, and Jehovah at the head of them.
BBEThe opener of the way will go up before them: forcing their way out they will go on to the doorway and out through it: their king will go on before them, and the Lord at their head.
WebsterThe breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and have gone out by it; and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them.

What does Micah 2:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. The breaker--Jehovah-Messiah, who breaks through every obstacle in the way of their restoration: not as formerly breaking forth to destroy them for transgression (Ex 19:22; Jud 21:15), but breaking a way for them through their enemies. they--the returning Israelites and Jews. passed through the gate--that is, through the gate of the foe's city in which they had been captives. So the image of the resurrection (Ho 13:14) represents Israel's restoration. their king--"the Breaker," peculiarly "their king" (Ho 3:5; Mt 27:37). pass before them--as He did when they went up out of Egypt (Ex 13:21; De 1:30, 33). the Lord on the head of them--Jehovah at their head (Is 52:12). Messiah, the second person, is meant (compare Ex 23:20; 33:14; Is 63:9).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 The breaker is come up - He who is to give them deliverance, and lead them out on the way of their return. He who takes down the hurdles, or makes a gap in the wall or hedge, to permit them to pass through. This may apply to those human agents that shall permit and order their return. And Jehovah being at their head, may refer to their final restoration, when the Lord Jesus shall become their leader, they having returned unto him as the shepherd and bishop of their souls; and they and the Gentiles forming one fold under one shepherd, to go no more out into captivity for ever. Lord, hasten the time!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Micah 2:12-13

These verses may refer to the captivity of Israel and Judah. But the passage is also a prophecy of the conversion of the Jews to Christ. The Lord would not only bring them from captivity, and multiply them, but the Lord Jesus would open their way to God, by taking upon him the nature of man, and by the work of his Spirit in their hearts, breaking the fetters of Satan. Thus he has gone before, and the people follow…

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Micah 2:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עָלָ֤ה'a.Lahhe will go upH5927
הַפֹּרֵץ֙ha.po.Retzthe [one who] breaks throughH6555
לִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.Hem<to> before themH6440
פָּֽרְצוּ֙pa.re.Tzuthey will break throughH6555
וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔רוּvai.ya.'a.Vo.ruand they have passed throughH5674
שַׁ֖עַרSha.'ar[the] gateH8179
וַיֵּ֣צְאוּvai.Ye.tze.'uand they have gone outH3318
ב֑וֹvoby it
וַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.Vorand he has passed onH5674
מַלְכָּם֙mal.Kamking theirH4428
לִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.Hem<to> before themH6440
וַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068
בְּרֹאשָֽׁם\׃\ \פbe.ro.Sham[will be] at head theirH7218

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Micah 2:13

  • Isaiah 52:12

    For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.

  • Isaiah 45:1-2

    Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:

  • Zechariah 9:14-15

    And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south. The Lord of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.

  • Revelation 7:17

    For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

  • John 10:27-30

    My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. I and my Father are one.

  • Hebrews 2:14-15

    Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

  • Hebrews 6:20

    Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

  • Zechariah 10:12

    And I will strengthen them in the Lord; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the Lord.

  • Revelation 17:14

    These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

  • Daniel 2:44

    And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

  • Hosea 1:11

    Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.

  • Zechariah 10:5-7

    And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the Lord is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded. And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the Lord their God, and will hear them. And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
breaker.
Isa 42:7,13-16; 45:1,2; 49:9,24,25; 51:9,10; 55:4; 59:16-19
Jer 51:20-24; Da 2:34,35,44; Ho 13:14; Zec 12:8; 1Co 15:21-26
Heb 2:14,15
they have.
Zec 10:5-7,12; 12:3-8
their.
Isa 49:10; 51:12; 52:12; Jer 23:5,6; Eze 34:23,24; Ho 1:11; 3:5
Zec 9:14,15; Joh 10:27-30; Heb 2:9,10; 6:20; Re 7:17; 17:14
Re 19:13-17

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Context

  • Micah 2:12

    I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.

  • Micah 2:13

    The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the Lord on the head of them.

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Micah 2:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Subirá rompedor delante de ellos; romperán y pasarán la puerta, y saldrán por ella: y su rey pasará delante de ellos, y á la cabeza de ellos Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Celui qui fait la brèche est monté devant eux; ils ont fait la brèche et ont passé par la porte, et sont sortis par elle, et leur roi est passé devant eux, et l’ Éternel est à leur tête.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Der Durchbrecher zieht herauf vor ihnen her; sie brechen durch, und ziehen durch das Tor und gehen durch dasselbe hinaus; und ihr König zieht vor ihnen her, und Jehova an ihrer Spitze.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ascendet enim pandens iter ante eos: divident, et transibunt portam, et ingredientur per eam: et transibit rex eorum coram eis, et Dominus in capite eorum.