Micah 4 · Verse 13

Micah 4:13

Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.
Micah 4:13, King James Version

Micah 4:13 in other translations

BSBRise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples. Then you will devote their gain to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
WEBArise and thresh, daughter of Zion, for I will make your horn iron, and I will make your hoofs bronze. You will beat in pieces many peoples. I will devote their gain to the LORD, and their substance to the Lord of the whole earth.
ASVArise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; for I will make thy horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass; and thou shalt beat in pieces many peoples: and I will devote their gain unto Jehovah, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.
YLTArise, and thresh, O daughter of Zion, For thy horn I make iron, And thy hoofs I make brass, And thou hast beaten small many peoples, And I have devoted to Jehovah their gain, And their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth!
DARBYArise and thresh, daughter of Zion, for I will make thy horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass; and thou shalt beat in pieces many peoples; and I will devote their gain to Jehovah, and their substance to the Lord of the whole earth.
BBEUp! and let the grain be crushed, O daughter of Zion, for I will make your horn iron and your feet brass, and a number of peoples will be broken by you, and you will give up their increase to the Lord and their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
WebsterArise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thy horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain to JEHOVAH, and their substance to the Lord of the whole earth.

What does Micah 4:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. thresh--destroy thy foes "gathered" by Jehovah as "sheaves" (Is 41:15, 16). thine horn--Zion being compared to an ox treading corn, and an ox's strength lying in the horns, her strength is implied by giving her a horn of iron (compare 1Ki 22:11). beat in pieces many--(Da 2:44). I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord--God subjects the nations to Zion, not for her own selfish aggrandizement, but for His glory (Is 60:6, 9; Zec 14:20, with which compare Is 23:18) and for their ultimate good; therefore He is here called, not merely God of Israel, but "Lord of the whole earth."

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion - This refers to the subject of the preceding verse. When God shall have gathered together all thy enemies, as into the threshing-floor, he will give thee commission and power to get a complete victory over them, and reduce them to servitude. And that thou mayest be able to do this, he will be on thy side as a powerful helper; here signified by the metaphors, iron horns, and brazen hoofs. Thou shalt have power, authority, and unconquerable strength; for thine enemies shall be no more against thee than the corn against oxen shod with brass, or a puny animal against the horn of a fierce bull tipped with iron. I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord - What they have taken from thee in the way of spoil shall be restored; and again consecrated unto the service of him who will show himself to be the Lord, the Supreme Governor of the whole earth. Was not this prediction fulfilled when Cyrus gave the Jews permission to return to their own land, and gave them back the sacred vessels of the temple which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away? The Maccabees and their successors recovered much of the booty of which the neighboring nations had deprived the Jews; and the treasure taken was devoted to Jehovah. The first verse of the next chapter should conclude this.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Micah 4:9-13

Many nations would assemble against Zion to rejoice in her calamities. They would not understand that the Lord had collected them as sheaves are gathered to be threshed; and that Zion would be strengthened to beat them to pieces. Nothing has yet taken place in the history of the Jewish church agreeing with this prediction. When God has conquering work for his people to do, he will furnish them with strength and…

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Micah 4:13 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.

ק֧וּמִיKu.miariseH6965
וָד֣וֹשִׁיva.Do.o.shiand threshH1758
בַת\־vat-O daughter ofH1323
צִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonZionH6726
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
קַרְנֵ֞ךְkar.Nekhhorn yourH7161
אָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimI will makeH7760
בַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelironH1270
וּפַרְסֹתַ֙יִךְ֙u.far.so.Ta.yikhand hooves yourH6541
אָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimI will makeH7760
נְחוּשָׁ֔הne.chu.ShahbronzeH5154
וַהֲדִקּ֖וֹתva.ha.di.Kotand you will crushH1854
עַמִּ֣ים'a.MimpeoplesH5971
רַבִּ֑יםra.BimmanyH7227
וְהַחֲרַמְתִּ֤יve.ha.cha.ram.Tiand I will dedicate to destructionH2763
לַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
בִּצְעָ֔םbitz.'Amunjust gain theirH1215
וְחֵילָ֖םve.chei.Lamand wealth theirH2428
לַאֲד֥וֹןla.'a.Donto [the] lord ofH113
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe earthH776

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Cross references for Micah 4:13

  • Isaiah 41:15-16

    Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff. Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 18:7

    In that time shall the present be brought unto the Lord of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the Lord of hosts, the mount Zion.

  • Isaiah 23:18

    And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

  • Romans 15:25-28

    But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints. For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem. It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things. When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.

  • Zechariah 6:5

    And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.

  • Revelation 2:26-27

    And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.

  • 1 Corinthians 16:2

    Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

  • Revelation 21:24-26

    And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.

  • Jeremiah 51:33

    For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.

  • Joshua 6:19

    But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the Lord: they shall come into the treasury of the Lord.

  • Zechariah 4:14

    Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and thresh.
Isa 41:15,16; Jer 51:33
hoofs.
De 33:25; Isa 5:28
thou shalt.
5:8-15; Da 2:44; Zec 9:13-15; Re 2:26,27
I will consecrate.
Jos 6:19; 2Sa 8:10,11; Ps 68:29; 72:10; Isa 18:7; 23:18; 60:6-9
Ro 15:25-28; 1Co 16:2; Re 21:24-26
the Lord of.
Zec 4:14; 6:5

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Context

  • Micah 4:12

    But they know not the thoughts of the Lord, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.

  • Micah 4:13

    Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.

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Micah 4:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Levántate y trilla, hija de Sión, porque tu cuerno tornaré de hierro, y tus uñas de metal, y desmenuzarás muchos pueblos; y consagrarás á Jehová sus robos, y sus riquezas al Señor de toda la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Lève-toi et foule, fille de Sion, car je ferai ta corne de fer, et je ferai tes sabots d’airain, et tu broieras beaucoup de peuples; et je consacrerai leur butin à l’ Éternel, et leurs biens au Seigneur de toute la terre.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Mache dich auf und drisch, Tochter Zion! Denn ich werde dein Horn zu Eisen und deine Hufe zu Erz machen, und du wirst viele Völker zermalmen; und ich werde ihren Raub dem Jehova verbannen und ihr Vermögen dem Herrn der ganzen Erde. - Nun dränge dich zusammen, Tochter des Gedränges: man hat eine Belagerung gegen uns gerichtet; mit dem Stabe schlagen sie den Richter Israels auf den Backen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Surge, et tritura, filia Sion, quia cornu tuum ponam ferreum, et ungulas tuas ponam æreas; et comminues populos multos, et interficies Domino rapinas eorum, et fortitudinem eorum Domino universæ terræ.