Bible Strands
Micah 5:7
Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Micah addresses Judah and Israel regarding the Assyrian invasion, shifting from immediate military deliverance to the future restoration of the nation.
The words — שְׁאֵרִית (she'ērit) denotes the surviving remnant, while כְּטַל (kəṭal) literally means like dew, emphasizing unearned, spontaneous provision.
The thread — The dew and rain imagery recurs in Psalms 72:6 and Isaiah 44:3 to depict God's life-giving intervention, while the remnant motif connects to Micah 5:3's promise that displaced Israel will be restored.
Why it lands — The text states that God's people will operate among nations with effortless, divine-sourced vitality that requires no human scheduling or permission. A reader must recognize that spiritual fruitfulness depends on God's unilateral timing rather than human effort or political maneuvering.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Psalms 72:6 May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
- Isaiah 44:3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.
- Micah 5:3 Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel.
- Deuteronomy 32:2 Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.
- Hosea 14:5 I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
- Psalms 110:3 Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.
- Romans 10:20 And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”
- Jeremiah 14:22 Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.
- Hosea 6:3 So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
- Zechariah 14:8 And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike.