The Meaning of Micah 5:1 Explained

Micah 5:1

KJV: 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.

YLT: Now gather thyself together, O daughter of troops, A siege he hath laid against us, With a rod they smite on the cheek the judge of Israel.

Darby: 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.

ASV: Now shalt thou 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.

Discover Micah 5:1

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Micah 5:1?

MEANING: What does Micah 5:1 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Micah 5:1 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Micah 5:1?

What is the context of Micah 5:1?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Micah 5:1 Mean?

Study Notes

Now
The "word of the Lord that came to Micah" Micah 4:1 having described the future kingdom Micah 4:1-8 and glanced at the Babylonian captivities Micah 4:9-10 goes forward into the last days to refer to the great battle (see "Armageddon,") Revelation 16:14 , which immediately precedes the setting up of the Messianic kingdom (see "Kingdom (O.T.)," Genesis 1:26 See Scofield " Zechariah 12:8 " also, "Kingdom (N.T.),; Luke 1:31-33 ; 1 Corinthians 15:28 .

Micah 5:1 ; Micah 5:2 forms a parenthesis in which the "word of the Lord" goes back from the time of the great battle (yet future) to the birth and rejection of the King, Messiah-Christ Matthew 27:24 ; Matthew 27:25 ; Matthew 27:37 . This is followed by the statement that He will "give them up until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth" ( Micah 5:3 ). There is a twofold "travail" of Israel:

(1) that which brings forth the "man child" (Christ) Revelation 12:1 ; Revelation 12:2 and

(2) that which, in the last days, brings forth a believing "remnant" out of the still dispersed and unbelieving nation Micah 5:3 ; Jeremiah 30:6-14 ; Micah 4:10 . Both aspects are combined in Isaiah 66. In Micah 5:7 we have the "man-child" (Christ) of Revelation 12:1 ; Revelation 12:2 in Micah 5:8-15 the remnant, established in kingdom blessing. The meaning of Micah 5:3 is that, from the rejection of Christ at His first coming Jehovah will give Israel up till the believing remnant appears; then He stands and feeds in His proper strength as Jehovah ( Micah 5:4 ); He is the defence of His people as in Micah 4:3 ; Micah 4:11-13 and afterward the remnant go as missionaries to Israel and to all the world.; Micah 5:7 ; Micah 5:8 ; Zechariah 8:23 .

Come

Armageddon (the ancient hill and valley of Megiddo, west of Jordan in the plain of Jezreel) is the appointed place for the beginning of the great battle in which the Lord, at His coming in glory, will deliver the Jewish remnant besieged by the Gentile world- powers under the Beast and False Prophet Revelation 16:13-16 ; Zechariah 12:1-9 . Apparently the besieging hosts, whose approach to Jerusalem is described in Isaiah 10:28-32 alarmed by the signs which precede the Lord's coming Matthew 24:29 ; Matthew 24:30 have fallen back to Megiddo, after the events of Zechariah 14:2 where their destruction begins; a destruction consummated in Moab and the plains of Idumea Isaiah 63:1-6 . This battle is the first event in "the day of Jehovah" Isaiah 2:12 and is the fulfilment of the smiting-stone prophecy of Daniel 2:35 .

Verse Meaning

This verse is the last one in chapter4in the Hebrew Bible. It continues the theme of Zion"s might.

Micah called the Israelites to prepare for war and reminded them that they had often engaged in war by referring to them as a "daughter of troops." This expression means that Jerusalem was a city marked by warfare. Jerusalem"s rich had been at war with the poor ( Micah 2:8; Micah 3:2-3; Micah 3:9-10; Micah 7:2-6), but now their external enemies would wage war against them. These enemies had laid siege against them ( 2 Kings 24:10; 2 Kings 25:1-2; Jeremiah 52:5; Ezekiel 4:3; Ezekiel 4:7; Ezekiel 5:2) and would even smite Israel"s judge on the cheek ( Micah 4:2-3), a figure for humiliating him (cf. 1 Kings 22:24; Job 16:10; Lamentations 3:30).

The judge in view appears to be King Zedekiah for the following reasons (cf. 2 Kings 25:1-7). First, according to this verse the time of this smiting is when Israel was under siege. Second, Micah 5:2-6 jump to a time in the distant future whereas Micah 5:1 describes a time in the near future (cf. "But," Micah 5:2). Third, "judge" (Heb. shopet) is different from "ruler" (Heb. moshel) in Micah 5:2 and probably describes a different individual. Micah may have chosen shopet because of its similarity to shebet, "rod." As noted earlier, Micah is famous for his wordplays. Waltke, however, believed the judge to be Messiah. ^[1]

Context Summary

Micah 5:1-15 - The Deliverer From Bethlehem

This name for Bethlehem recalls Genesis 48:7. Though insignificant in size she would outshine her compeers, because of Messiah's birth, Matthew 2:6. As man, our Lord comes from David's city; but as Son of God, His goings forth are from eternity. Though the Jewish flock rejected Him, He is the Shepherd of men. He is great to the ends of the earth, and has made peace by the blood of His Cross. What though the Assyrian, whether ancient or modern, threaten us, shepherds and princes shall be raised up as delivers, Micah 5:5. The ranks of the democracy hold within themselves unbounded stores of leadership. God's people refresh the world like dew, and are lionlike in strength and courage, Micah 5:8. Horses, chariots, and walled cities, are classed with witchcrafts, etc., because they weaned away the trust of God's people. "Thou shalt no more worship the work of thy hands." [source]

Chapter Summary: Micah 5

¹ The birth of Christ
⁴ His kingdom
⁸ His conquest

What do the individual words in Micah 5:1 mean?

Now gather yourself in troops daughter of troops siege He has laid against us with a rod they will strike on the cheek - The judge of Israel -

עַתָּה֙ תִּתְגֹּדְדִ֣י בַת־ גְּד֔וּד מָצ֖וֹר שָׂ֣ם עָלֵ֑ינוּ בַּשֵּׁ֙בֶט֙ יַכּ֣וּ עַֽל־ הַלְּחִ֔י אֵ֖ת שֹׁפֵ֥ט יִשְׂרָאֵֽל ס

עַתָּה֙	Now
Parse: Adverb Root: עַתָּה Sense: now.
תִּתְגֹּדְדִ֣י	gather yourself in troops
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, second person feminine singular Root: גָּדַד Sense: to penetrate, cut, attack, invade.
בַת־	daughter
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: בַּת Sense: daughter.
גְּד֔וּד	of troops
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: גְּדוּד Sense: a band, troop, marauding band.
מָצ֖וֹר	siege
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מָצֹור Sense: siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment, siege works.
שָׂ֣ם	He has laid
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: שׂוּמָה Sense: to put, place, set, appoint, make.
עָלֵ֑ינוּ	against us
Parse: Preposition, first person common plural Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
בַּשֵּׁ֙בֶט֙	with a rod
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: שֵׁבֶט Sense: rod, staff, branch, offshoot, club, sceptre, tribe.
יַכּ֣וּ	they will strike
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
הַלְּחִ֔י	the cheek
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: לְחִי Sense: jaw, cheek.
אֵ֖ת	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
שֹׁפֵ֥ט	The judge
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct Root: שָׁפַט Sense: to judge, govern, vindicate, punish.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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