Micah 2:13

One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate, and go out by it. Their King will pass through before them, the LORD as their leader.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The prophet Micah addresses the gathered remnant of Israel, describing their immediate deliverance following the restoration described in the preceding verse.

The words — The text highlights הַ/פֹּרֵץ֙ (ha./po.Retz), meaning "the one who breaks through," and פָּֽרְצוּ֙ (pa.re.Tzu), meaning "they will break through," emphasizing the forceful opening of a path.

The thread — The theme of divine guidance and deliverance appears in Isaiah 52:12, where the LORD goes before the people, and in Isaiah 45:1, where the LORD grasps Cyrus’s right hand to subdue nations.

Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to recognize that deliverance originates from God’s initiative rather than human strategy, and to submit to the authority of the King who leads the way.

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The Hebrew words

עָלָ֤ה'a.Lahhe will go up הַפֹּרֵץ֙ha./po.Retzthe/ [one who] breaks through לִפְנֵיהֶ֔םli/f.nei./Hem<to>/ before/ them פָּֽרְצוּ֙pa.re.Tzuthey will break through וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔רוּva/i.ya.'a.Vo.ruand/ they have passed through שַׁ֖עַרSha.'ar[the] gate וַיֵּ֣צְאוּva/i.Ye.tze.'uand/ they have gone outב֑וֹv/oby/ itוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רva/i.ya.'a.Vorand/ he has passed on מַלְכָּם֙mal.Ka/mking/ their לִפְנֵיהֶ֔םli/f.nei./Hem<to>/ before/ them וַיהוָ֖הva./Yah.wehand/ Yahweh בְּרֹאשָֽׁם׃ פbe./ro.Sha/m[will be] at/ head/ their

King James Version

The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the Lord on the head of them.

Cross-references

Isaiah 52:12 For you will not leave in a hurry nor flee in haste, for the LORD goes before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard.
Isaiah 45:1 This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:
Zechariah 9:14 Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.
John 10:27 My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
Hebrews 2:14 Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,
Revelation 7:17 For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
Zechariah 10:12 I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.
Hebrews 6:20 where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
Revelation 17:14 They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
Daniel 2:44 In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.