Micah 5:8

And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
remnant	שְׁאֵרִ֨ית she.'e.Rit	H7611	a remainder or residual (surviving · noun, common feminine singular construct
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֜ב ya.'a.Ko	H3290	Jaakob · proper noun, a man's name
Gentiles	בַּגּוֹיִ֗ם ba.go.Yim	H1471	a foreign nation · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
midst	בְּקֶ֙רֶב֙ be.Ke.rev	H7130	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
many	רַבִּ֔ים ra.Bim	H7227	abundant (in quantity · adjective, masculine plural absolute
people	עַמִּ֣ים 'a.Mim	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
lion	כְּאַרְיֵה֙ ke.'ar.Yeh	H738	a lion · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
beasts	בְּבַהֲמ֣וֹת be.va.ha.Mot	H929	properly · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct
forest	יַ֔עַר Ya.'ar	H3293	a copse of bushes · noun, common masculine singular absolute
lion	כִּכְפִ֖יר kikh.Fir	H3715	a village (as covered in by walls) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
flocks	בְּעֶדְרֵי be.'ed.rei-	H5739	an arrangement · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
sheep	צֹ֑אן Tzon	H6629	a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats) · noun, common both genders singular absolute
through	עָבַ֛ר 'a.Var	H5674	to cross over · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
down	וְרָמַ֥ס ve.ra.Mas	H7429	to tread upon (as a potter · conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
pieces	וְטָרַ֖ף ve.ta.Raf	H2963	to pluck off or pull to pieces · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
deliver	מַצִּֽיל ma.Tzil	H5337	to snatch away · verb, hiphil active participle, masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Zechariah 10:5 And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the…
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 p…
Psalms 2:8-12 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Psalms 50:22 Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
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…
Hosea 5:14 For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and non…
Obadiah 1:18-19 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, a…
Zechariah 9:15 The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Micah 5:7–end

Glorious things are here spoken of the remnant of Jacob, that remnant which was raised of her that halted (Mic 4:7), and it seems to be that remnant which the Lord our God shall call (Joe 2:32), on whom the Spirit shall be poured out, the remnant that shall be saved, Rom 9:27. Note, God's people are but a remnant, a small number in comparison with the many that are left to perish, a little flock; but they are the remnant of Jacob, a people in covenant with God, and in his favour. Now concerning this remnant it is here promised, I. That they shall be as a dew in the midst of the nations, Mic 5:7. God's church is dispersed all the world over; it is in the midst of many people, as gold in the o…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Micah 5:8

as a lion--In Mic 5:7 Israel's benignant influence on the nations is described; but here her vengeance on the godless hosts who assail her (Isa 66:15-16, Isa 66:19, Isa 66:24; Zac 12:3, Zac 12:6, Zac 12:8-9; Zac 14:17-18). Judah will be "as as lion," not in respect to its cruelty, but in its power of striking terror into all opponents. Under the Maccabees, the Jews acquired Idumea, Samaria, and parts of the territory of Ammon and Moab [GROTIUS]. But this was only the earnest of their future glory on their coming restoration.

Adam Clarke on Micah 5:8

As a lion - In this and the following verse the victories of the Maccabees are supposed to be foretold.

John Gill on Micah 5:8

And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people,.... The same persons are meant here as before; who are compared to dew and showers of rain, because numerous; and full of blessings in themselves, and useful and beneficial to others: and here are said to be as a lion among the beasts of the forest; strong, mighty, powerful, and courageous, and superior to their enemies, as the lion is strongest among beasts, and keeps all others in awe of him. Some refer this to the times of the Maccabees; when Judas and his brethren behaved with great fortitude and courage, and were victorious, and prevailed over the armies of Antiochus, and others; but it seems rather to be…

Dictionary and topics

Cattle — Abounded in the Holy Land. To the rearing and management of them the inhabitants chiefly devoted themselves (Deut. 8:13; 12:21; 1 Sam. 11:5; 12:3; Ps. 144:14; Jer. 3:24). They may be classified as,…
Forest — Heb. ya’ar, meaning a dense wood, from its luxuriance. Thus all the great primeval forests of Syria (Eccl. 2:6; Isa. 44:14; Jer. 5:6; Micah 5:8). The most extensive was the trans-Jordanic forest of…
B · Found in: Forests — Found in: Forests
Forests · Infested by wild beasts — Infested by wild beasts
Lion · King of beasts — King of beasts
Lion, The · Attacks the sheepfolds — Attacks the sheepfolds
Righteous · .Lions — .Lions
Saints, Compared To · Lions — Lions
Sheep · Were frequently: Destroyed by wild beasts — Were frequently: Destroyed by wild beasts

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Micah 5:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Micah 5:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Micah 5:8

Adam Clarke on Micah 5:8

John Gill on Micah 5:8

Dictionary and topics

Micah 5:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Micah 5:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Micah 5:8

Adam Clarke on Micah 5:8

John Gill on Micah 5:8

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Micah 5:7-8

Keil & Delitzsch on Micah 5:7-9

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Micah 5:8-9

Rashi on Micah 5:7