Micah 5:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Micah 5:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Micah 5:11 is a verse from the book of Micah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Micah 5:11 — KJV
“And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:”
— Micah 5:11 (KJV)
Micah 5:11 in Context — About the Book of Micah
Micah alternates judgment and hope with a prophet's precision — predicting both Jerusalem's fall and Bethlehem as Messiah's birthplace seven centuries early. His summary of true religion is unmatched: act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God.
Cross-References for Micah 5:11
“And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;”
Shares key themes with Micah 5:11: cities, land, strong
“When the LORD thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses; succeedest: Heb. inheritest, or, possessest”
Shares key themes with Micah 5:11: cut, off, cities
“And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down. rock: Heb. strong place in the ordered...: or, in an orderly manner”
Shares key themes with Micah 5:11: cut, off, down
“The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof. brought...: Heb. made to touch”
Shares key themes with Micah 5:11: throw, down, strong
“And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him.”
Shares key themes with Micah 5:11: cut, off, land
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