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Micah 5:1

King James Version (KJV)

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Micah 5:1

Verse 1 of 15

Scripture focus

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.

Micah 5:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Micah 5:1

Theological / Devotional

Gather thyself. Jerusalem is charged to summon its armies in view of the approaching danger. She is called the “daughter of troops” probably because of the concentration of troops there assembled. The Septuagint renders the first part of the verse, “Now shall the daughter of Ephraim be completely hedged in,” which reading is largely followed by the RSV, “Now you are walled about with a wall.”

Upon the cheek. One of the greatest of insults (see 1 Kings 22:24; Job 16:10; Matthew 26:67, 68). The prophecy is Messianic and forecasts the treatment Messiah was to receive at the hands of His enemies. In Hebrew this verse is attached to chapter 4.

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