John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 5:4
And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord ,.... The ruler in Israel, before described and prophesied of; the Messiah, as Kimchi himself interprets it, and other Jewish writers. Kimchi's note is, "after the affliction, the King Messiah shall stand and feed Israel in the strength of the Lord;' and so R. Isaac F20 Ibid. (Chizzuk Emunah, par. 1. p. 281.) paraphrases the words exactly in the same way: wherefore, as another learned Jew F21 Tanchuma apud Pocock in loc. ... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Micah 5:1-6
Here, as before, we have, I. The abasement and distress of Zion, Mic. 5:1. The Jewish nation, for many years before the captivity, dwindled, and fell into disgrace: Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops! It is either a summons to Zion's enemies, that had troops at their service, to come and do their worst against her (God will suffer them to do it), or a challenge to Zion's friends, that had troops too at command, to come and do their best for her; Let them gather in troops, yet... read more