Micah 5:15

I will take vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed Me.”

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Yahweh addresses Judah following a sequence of internal purifications, including the removal of idolatrous sites and cities. The declaration announces divine action against external nations that have refused submission.

The words — וְ/עָשִׂ֜יתִי (ve./'a.Si.ti) translates as "and I will do," while נָקָ֖ם (na.Kam) means "vengeance." These terms frame the speaker's active execution of judgment.

The thread — The theme of divine vengeance against disobedient nations appears in Psalms 149:7 and echoes in 2 Thessalonians 1:8 regarding those who reject the gospel. Micah 5:8 similarly contrasts the remnant's presence among nations with this impending judgment.

Why it lands — The text requires recognition that obedience to God is non-negotiable, with refusal triggering direct divine retribution. Readers are presented with a clear boundary between submission and judgment.

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The Hebrew words

וְעָשִׂ֜יתִיve./'a.Si.tiand/ I will do בְּאַ֧ףbe./'Afin/ anger וּבְחֵמָ֛הu./ve./che.Mahand/ in/ rage נָקָ֖םna.Kamvengeance אֶת־'et-with הַגּוֹיִ֑םha./go.Yimthe/ nations אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sherwhich לֹ֥אlo'not שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃ סsha.Me.'uthey have obeyed

King James Version

And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.

Cross-references

Psalms 149:7 to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
Micah 5:8 Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.
2 Thessalonians 1:8 in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
Isaiah 65:12 I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”