Micah 5 · Verse 11

Micah 5:11

And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:
Micah 5:11, King James Version

Micah 5:11 in other translations

BSBI will remove the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds.
WEBI will cut off the cities of your land and will tear down all your strongholds.
ASVand I will cut off the cities of thy land, and will throw down all thy strongholds.
YLTAnd I have cut off the cities of thy land, And I have thrown down all thy fortresses,
DARBYAnd I will cut off the cities of thy land, and overthrow all thy strongholds.
BBEI will have the towns of your land cut off and all your strong places pulled down:
WebsterAnd I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:

What does Micah 5:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. cut off ... cities ... strongholds--such as are fortified for war. In that time of peace, men shall live in unwalled villages (Eze 38:11; compare Jr 23:6; 49:31; Zec 2:8).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 I will - throw down all thy strongholds - Thou shalt have no need of fortified cities; I will be thy defense.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Micah 5:7-15

The remnant of Israel, converted to Christ in the primitive times, were among many nations as the drops of dew, and were made instruments in calling a large increase of spiritual worshippers. But to those who neglected or opposed this salvation, they would, as lions, cause terror, their doctrine condemning them. The Lord also declares that he would cause not only the reformation of the Jews, but the purification of…

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Micah 5:11 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.

וְהִכְרַתִּ֖יve.hikh.ra.Tiand I will cut offH3772
עָרֵ֣י'a.Rei[the] cities ofH5892
אַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaland yourH776
וְהָרַסְתִּ֖יve.ha.ras.Tiand I will tear downH2040
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
מִבְצָרֶֽיךָ\׃miv.tza.Rei.khafortresses yourH4013

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Cross references for Micah 5:11

  • Isaiah 2:12-17

    For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan, And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up, And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall, …

  • Zechariah 4:6

    Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Isaiah 6:11

    Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,

  • Ezekiel 38:11

    And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,

  • Amos 5:9

    That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.

  • Hosea 10:14

    Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth–arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and throw.
Isa 2:12-17; Eze 38:11; Zec 4:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Micah 5:10

    And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots:

  • Micah 5:11

    And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:

  • Micah 5:12

    And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:

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Micah 5:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Haré también destruir las ciudades de tu tierra, y arruinaré todas tus fortalezas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et je retrancherai de ta main les enchantements, et tu n’auras pas de pronostiqueurs;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich werde die Wahrsagereien ausrotten aus deiner Hand, und du wirst keine Zauberer mehr haben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et perdam civitates terræ tuæ, et destruam omnes munitiones tuas: et auferam maleficia de manu tua, et divinationes non erunt in te: