Micah 5 · Verse 13

Micah 5:13

Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.
Micah 5:13, King James Version

Micah 5:13 in other translations

BSBI will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you, so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands.
WEBI will cut off your engraved images and your pillars from among you; and you shall no more worship the work of your hands.
ASVand I will cut off thy graven images and thy pillars out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thy hands;
YLTAnd I have cut off thy graven images, And thy standing-pillars out of thy midst, And thou dost not bow thyself any more To the work of thy hands.
DARBYThy graven images also will I cut off, and thy statues out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more bow down to the work of thy hands.
BBEAnd I will have your images and your pillars cut off from you; and you will no longer give worship to the work of your hands.
WebsterThy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thy hands.

What does Micah 5:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. graven images ... cut off--(Compare Is 2:8, 18-21; 30:22; Zec 13:2). standing images--statues.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Thy graven images also will I cut off - Thou shalt be no more an idolatrous people.

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 5:13 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.

וְהִכְרַתִּ֧יve.hikh.ra.Tiand I will cut offH3772
פְסִילֶ֛יךָfe.si.Lei.khaimages yourH6456
וּמַצֵּבוֹתֶ֖יךָu.ma.tze.vo.Tei.khaand sacred pillars yourH4676
מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chafrom midst yourH7130
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥הtish.ta.cha.Vehyou will bow downH7812
ע֖וֹדodagainH5750
לְמַעֲשֵׂ֥הle.ma.'a.Sehto [the] work ofH4639
יָדֶֽיךָ\׃ya.Dei.khahands yourH3027

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

Cross references for Micah 5:13

  • Ezekiel 6:9

    And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.

  • Ezekiel 36:25

    Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

  • Zechariah 13:2

    And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.

  • Ezekiel 37:23

    Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.

  • Hosea 14:3

    Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

  • Isaiah 2:8

    Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:

  • Isaiah 17:7-8

    At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel. And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.

  • Hosea 2:16-17

    And it shall be at that day, saith the Lord, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali. For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.

  • Hosea 14:8

    Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
graven.
Isa 17:7,8; Eze 6:9; 36:25; 37:23; Ho 2:16,17; 14:3,8
standing images. or, statues. no.
Isa 2:8

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

Context

  • Micah 5:12

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

  • Micah 5:13

    Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.

  • Micah 5:14

    And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.

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Micah 5:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y haré destruir tus esculturas y tus imágenes de en medio de ti, y nunca más te inclinarás á la obra de tus manos;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et j’arracherai tes ashères du milieu de toi, et je détruirai tes villes.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich werde deine Ascherim herausreißen aus deiner Mitte und deine Städte vertilgen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et evellam lucos tuos de medio tui, et conteram civitates tuas.