Micah 5:2 KJV

Micah · chapter 5 · verse 2

But 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.Micah 5:2 · King James Version

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Micah 5:2 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.

4And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.

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Commentary

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

Cross references

Key words (Strong's)

BethlehemBêyth LechemBeth-Lechem, a place in PalestineH1035 →
thousandsʼelephhence a thousandH505 →
EphratahʼEphrâthEphrath, another name for BethlehemH672 →
littletsâʻîyrlittleH6810 →
IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
JudahYᵉhûwdâhJehudah , the name of five IsraelitesH3063 →

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