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Micah 5:6
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Micah addresses Judah during an impending Assyrian invasion, describing the future military actions of seven shepherds and eight leaders raised up by God.
The words — The Hebrew verb רָעוּ (ra'U) literally means "they will shepherd," applied here to governing the land of Assyria with a sword. The proper name נִמְרֹד (Nimrod) identifies a territory associated with the ancient mighty hunter.
The thread — The text links Assyrian defeat to Genesis 10:8 and Isaiah 14:25, while the promised deliverance echoes the liberation described in Luke 1:74.
Why it lands — The passage demands recognition that divine intervention, executed through appointed human leaders, secures national survival against overwhelming military threats.
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The Hebrew words
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.
Cross-references
- Genesis 10:8 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
- Isaiah 14:25 I will break Assyria in My land; I will trample him on My mountain. His yoke will be taken off My people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.”
- Luke 1:74 deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
- 2 Kings 15:29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.
- 2 Kings 17:3 Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.
- 2 Kings 18:9 In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.
- 2 Kings 19:32 So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.
- 2 Chronicles 33:11 So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
- Isaiah 10:5 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.
- Isaiah 14:2 The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.