{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/micah/5","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T22:03:01.313Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Micah","bookSlug":"micah","chapter":5,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":4,"nextChapter":6,"totalChapters":7,"totalVerses":15},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, <i>though</i> thou be little among the thousands of Judah, <i>yet</i> out of thee shall he come forth unto me <i>that is</i> to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth <i>have been</i> from of old, from everlasting."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Therefore will he give them up, until the time <i>that</i> she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And this <i>man</i> shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver <i>us</i> from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"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:"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no <i>more</i> soothsayers:"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard."}],"citation":{"inline":"Micah 5 (KJV)","markdown":"[Micah 5](https://primebible.com/kjv/micah/5)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/micah/5 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}