KJV King James Version
And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver [us] from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Micah 5:6
And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver [us] from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders.
WEB World English Bible
They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in its gates. He will deliver us from the Assyrian, when he invades our land, and when he marches within our border.
ASV American Standard Version
And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our border.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they have afflicted the land of Asshur with the sword, And the land of Nimrod at its openings, And he hath delivered from Asshur when he doth come into our land, And when he treadeth in our borders.
Surrounding context — Micah 5
3 Therefore will he give them up, until the time [that] she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.
4 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.
5 And this [man] 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.
6 And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver [us] from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.
7 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.
8 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.
9 Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְרָע֞וּH7462 · bet-e.qed ha.ro.imHouse of Shepherdsאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֶ֤רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetאַשּׁוּר֙H804 · ash.shurAssyriaבַּחֶ֔רֶבH2719 · che.revswordוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֶ֥רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetנִמְרֹ֖דH5248 · nim.rodNimrodבִּפְתָחֶ֑יהָH6607 · pe.tachentranceוְהִצִּיל֙H5337 · na.tsalto rescueמֵֽאַשּׁ֔וּרH804 · ash.shurAssyriaכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforיָב֣וֹאH935 · boto come (in): comeבְאַרְצֵ֔נוּH776 · e.retsland: country/planetוְכִ֥יH3588 · kiforיִדְרֹ֖ךְH1869 · da.rakhto treadבִּגְבוּלֵֽנוּ׃ סH1366 · ge.vulborder: boundary
Cross-references
Genesis 10:8-11And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.Luke 1:74That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,Isaiah 14:25That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.Luke 1:71That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;2 Kings 18:9-15And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which [was] the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, [that] Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.Isaiah 10:5-12O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.Isaiah 33:1Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou [wast] not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; [and] when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee.Nahum 2:11Where [is] the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, [even] the old lion, walked, [and] the lion’s whelp, and none made [them] afraid?Isaiah 14:2And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.2 Kings 19:32-35Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.2 Chronicles 33:11Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.2 Kings 17:3-5Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.Zephaniah 2:13And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, [and] dry like a wilderness.2 Kings 15:29In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.
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