The Meaning of Micah 5:12 Explained

Micah 5:12

KJV: And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:

YLT: And have cut off sorcerers out of thy hand, And observers of clouds thou hast none.

Darby: And I will cut off sorceries out of thy hand; and thou shalt have no soothsayers.

ASV: And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thy hand; and thou shalt have no more'soothsayers:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And I will cut off  witchcrafts  out of thine hand;  and thou shalt have no [more] soothsayers: 

What does Micah 5:12 Mean?

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 5:12 mean?

And I will cut off sorceries from your hand and soothsayers no shall have you
וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י כְשָׁפִ֖ים מִיָּדֶ֑ךָ וּֽמְעוֹנְנִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִֽהְיוּ־ לָֽךְ

וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י  And  I  will  cut  off 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: כָּרַת  
Sense: to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant.
כְשָׁפִ֖ים  sorceries 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: כֶּשֶׁף  
Sense: sorcery, witchcraft.
מִיָּדֶ֑ךָ  from  your  hand 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
וּֽמְעוֹנְנִ֖ים  and  soothsayers 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural
Root: עָנַן 
Sense: (Piel) to make appear, produce, bring (clouds).
לֹ֥א  no 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יִֽהְיוּ־  shall  have 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.