Micah 5:12 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Micah 5:7-15

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 (Joel 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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 5:12

And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand ,.... Such as were formerly practised among the Jews, though forbidden them, and in mystical Babylon, or the antichristian church, whose sorceries are mentioned, Revelation 9:21 ; but nothing of this kind will be found in the Christian church, consisting of Jews and Gentiles, in the latter day; all unlawful arts, cheating and juggling in religious matters, will cease, and be no more: and thou shalt have no more soothsayers ; or... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 5:12

I will cut off witchcrafts - Thou shalt seek help only in Jehovah thy God. They have had neither soothsayers, images, groves, nor high places, from the captivity to the present day. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 5:12

Verse 12 I will cut off, he says, the sorcerers, כשפים , cashephim (155) Some render the word jugglers, and others, augurs or diviners. We cannot know of a certainty what kind of superstition it was, nor the other which immediately follows: (156) for the Prophet mentions here two words which mean nearly the same thing. There is no doubt but that some, in that age, were called augurs or diviners, and others called jugglers or astrologers who are now called fortune-tellers. But on this subject... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 5:7-15

The spiritual influence of good men symbolized. By "the remnant of Jacob" is intended the good who were to be found in the land of Judah; for in the most corrupt times God has ever had a people to show forth his praise. The expression may be taken as descriptive of good, holy, spiritual men; and it is here declared that these shall exert among the nations a gracious influence. Notice— I. THE SPIRITUAL INFLUENCE OF GOOD MEN IS HERE SET FORTH BY MEANS OF ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 5:10-15

§ 11. Messiah shall destroy all the instruments of war, and put down all idolatry, having taught his people to rely upon him alone. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 5:10-15

God's depriving dispensation towards men. "And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots: and I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds." "The prophet now returns to times near his own, and predicts the beneficial moral changes that were to be effected in the condition of his countrymen by the Babylonish conquest and captivity. They had, contrary to the express... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 5:12

Witchcrafts . Magic and sorcery, which were much practised in Syria and Palestine, as in Chaldea, the literature of which country consists in great part of spells and charms. It is to the belief in the efficacy of such incantations that we owe the episode of Balak and Balaam (Numbers 22-24.), and the enactments in the Law; e.g. Deuteronomy 18:10 , etc. (comp. Isaiah 2:6 ; Isaiah 47:12 ). Septuagint, τὰ φάρμακά σου , "thy poisons;" Vulgate, maleficia . Soothsayers ; properly,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Micah 5:11-15

I will cut off the cities of thy land - So God promised by Zechariah, “Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls; for I will be unto her a wall of fire round about” Zechariah 2:4-5. The Church shall not need the temptation of human defense; for God shall fence her in on every side. Great cities too, as the abode of luxury and sin, of power and pride, and, mostly, of cruelty, are chiefly denounced as the objects of God’s anger. Babylon stands as the emblem of the whole city of the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Micah 5:12-15

Micah 5:12-15. And I will cut off witchcrafts, &c. Here is foretold the downfall of all unlawful arts and devices, which had been used by the Jews in former ages, to obtain the knowledge of future events: that God would, in mercy to his people, take away these occasions of sinning. Thy graven images also will I cut off I will abolish every species of idolatry. This was effected, even among the Jews, by that severe judgment the Babylonish captivity, from which time they have abhorred... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Micah 5:7-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 5:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 5:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 5:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 5:7-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 5:10-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 5:10-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 5:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Micah 5:11-15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Micah 5:12-15

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