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Micah 5:1 KJV
Micah · chapter 5 · verse 1
Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.Micah 5:1 · King James Version
Micah 5:1 in context
1Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
2But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
3Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- daughterbatha daughterH1323 →
- gathergâdadto crowdH1413 →
- troopsgᵉdûwda crowdH1416 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- siegemâtsôwrsomething hemming inH4692 →
- smitenâkâhto strikeH5221 →
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Here, as before, we have, I. The abasement and distress of Zion, Mic 5:1. The Jewish nation, for many years before the captivity, dwindled, and fell into disgrace: Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops! It is either a summons to Zion's enemies, that had troops at their service, to come and do their worst…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6