Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Micah 5

58 catchwords509 parallels

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Micah 5 . 1 , The birth of Christ; Micah 5 . 4 , His kingdom; Micah 5 . 8 , His conquest.

Micah 5:1

Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.

Micah 5:1 · BSB

gather9 parallels

he hath7 parallels

they9 parallels

judge4 parallels

Reciprocal11 parallels

Micah 5:2

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.

Micah 5:2 · BSB

But thou2 parallels

Ephratah9 parallels

among2 parallels

thousands5 parallels

yet7 parallels

that is16 parallels

whose10 parallels

Reciprocal60 parallels

everlasting or , the days of eternity

Micah 5:3

Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel.

Micah 5:3 · BSB

Therefore3 parallels

give4 parallels

she6 parallels

then9 parallels

his5 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

Micah 5:4

He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.

Micah 5:4 · BSB

stand9 parallels

feed1 parallel

or , rule

in the majesty12 parallels

the Lord2 parallels

shall abide3 parallels

shall he be great8 parallels

Reciprocal36 parallels

Micah 5:5

And He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and tramples our citadels. We will raise against it seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men.

Micah 5:5 · BSB

this10 parallels

when the5 parallels

then8 parallels

seven7 parallels

Reciprocal16 parallels

principal men Heb. princes of men

Micah 5:6

And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders.

Micah 5:6 · BSB

they4 parallels

the land of Nimrod1 parallel

in the entrances thereof3 parallels

or , with her own naked swords , thus

the Assyrian6 parallels

Reciprocal10 parallels

waste Heb. eat up

Micah 5:7

Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.

Micah 5:7 · BSB

the remnant8 parallels

as a dew19 parallels

tarrieth5 parallels

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Micah 5:8

Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.

Micah 5:8 · BSB

as a lion14 parallels

and none3 parallels

Reciprocal28 parallels

sheep or , goats

Micah 5:9

Your hand will be lifted over your foes, and all your enemies will be cut off.

Micah 5:9 · BSB

hand13 parallels

Reciprocal6 parallels

Micah 5:10

“In that day,” declares the LORD, “I will remove your horses from among you and wreck your chariots.

Micah 5:10 · BSB

that I8 parallels

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will cut This seems to refer to those happy times when the Jews shall be converted and restored to their own land , and all their enemies being destroyed , they shall have no further need of cavalry or fenced cities.

Micah 5:11

I will remove the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds.

Micah 5:11 · BSB

and throw3 parallels

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Micah 5:12

I will cut the sorceries from your hand, and you will have no fortune-tellers.

Micah 5:12 · BSB

the whole verse8 parallels

Isaiah 2 . 6-8

Reciprocal2 parallels

Micah 5:13

I 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.

Micah 5:13 · BSB

graven9 parallels

no1 parallel

Reciprocal4 parallels

standing images or , statues

Micah 5:14

I will root out the Asherah poles from your midst and demolish your cities.

Micah 5:14 · BSB

cities1 parallel

or , enemies

Reciprocal5 parallels

Micah 5:15

I will take vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed Me.”

Micah 5:15 · BSB

the whole verse3 parallels

Reciprocal6 parallels

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web21 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Micah 5:2 → 1 Samuel 16:1, Micah 5:2 → 1 Samuel 16:11, Micah 5:2 → 1 Samuel 17:12, Micah 5:2 → 2 Samuel 5:2, Micah 5:2 → Genesis 35:18-19, Micah 5:8-9 → Genesis 49:8-9
Echoes Micah 5:2 → 1 Samuel 9:21, Micah 5:2-3 → Genesis 3:15, Micah 5:3 → Isaiah 7:14
Trajectories
Covenant Succession (Inheritance and Election), David (The King After God's Own Heart), Isaac (Child of Promise), Judah's Scepter (Until Shiloh Comes), Last Days Eschatology, Nimrod (The First Empire Builder), Rejection Then Exaltation (Pattern of Suffering and Glory), Shepherd (Divine Shepherd Christology)
Anchor Text Networks
Networked Micah 5.2 - Bethlehem Ephrathah
Chiasms
Shaped Micah 4:1–5:15, Micah 4:5–5:4, Micah 5:5–11
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