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Micah 4:5
Though all the nations may walk in the name of their gods, yet we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Micah addresses the remnant of Judah, contrasting their future era of security with the spiritual allegiances of surrounding nations.
The words — The Hebrew יֵלְכ֕וּ (ye.le.Khu) means “they walk,” coupled with בְּ/שֵׁ֣ם (be./Shem), literally “in/ [the] name of,” to frame a deliberate contrast between the paths of the peoples and the path of Yahweh.
The thread — The concept of walking in divine authority appears in Zechariah 10:12, while Joshua 24:15 addresses choosing whom to serve, and Colossians 3:17 extends the practice to all actions in the name of Jesus.
Why it lands — The text demands a clear, permanent division of loyalty, requiring the reader to reject competing spiritual systems and commit exclusively to Yahweh.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever.
Cross-references
- Zechariah 10:12 I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.
- Joshua 24:15 But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”
- Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
- Psalms 48:14 For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.
- Psalms 145:1 A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
- Isaiah 2:5 Come, O house of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the LORD.
- Genesis 17:1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
- 2 Kings 17:29 Nevertheless, the people of each nation continued to make their own gods in the cities where they had settled, and they set them up in the shrines that the people of Samaria had made on the high places.
- 2 Kings 17:34 To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.
- Isaiah 26:8 Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.