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id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/micah/5-10.htm" title="Micah 5:10">◄</a> Micah 5:11 <a href="/micah/5-12.htm" title="Micah 5:12">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Study Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Crossref </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Hebrew </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/micah/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/micah/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />I will destroy the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/micah/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will tear down your walls and demolish your defenses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/micah/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and I will cut off the cities of your land and throw down all your strongholds;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/micah/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will remove the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/micah/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/micah/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will cut off the cities of your land And throw down all your strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/micah/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I will also eliminate the cities of your land, And tear down all your fortifications.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/micah/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will also cut off the cities of your land And tear down all your fortifications.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/micah/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I will also cut off the cities of your land And tear down all your fortifications.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/micah/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I will cut off the cities of your land And pull down all your fortifications.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/micah/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I will cut off the cities of your land And tear down all your fortifications.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/micah/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will remove the cities of your land and tear down all your fortresses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/micah/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will remove the cities of your land and tear down all your fortresses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/micah/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and I will cut off the cities of thy land, and will throw down all thy strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/micah/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />as well as your cities and your fortresses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/micah/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and I will cut off the cities of thy land, and will throw down all thy strong holds:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/micah/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will destroy the cities in your land and tear down all your fortresses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/micah/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will destroy the cities in your land and tear down all your defenses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/micah/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I will cut off the cities of your land, and I will tear down all of your fortifications.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/micah/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will remove the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/micah/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will destroy the cities of your land, and tear down all your fortresses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/micah/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will cut off the cities of your land, and will tear down all your strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/micah/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/micah/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will cut off the cities of your land and will tear down all your strongholds. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/micah/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have cut off the cities of your land, "" And I have thrown down all your fortresses,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/micah/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have cut off the cities of thy land, And I have thrown down all thy fortresses,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/micah/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I cut off the cities of thy land, and I battled down all thy fortresses:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/micah/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will destroy the cities of thy land, and will throw down all thy strong holds, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/micah/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will destroy the cities of your land, and I will pull down all your fortifications,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/micah/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will destroy the cities of your land and tear down all your fortresses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/micah/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and I will cut off the cities of your land and throw down all your strongholds;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/micah/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will lay waste the towns of your land, and demolish all your strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/micah/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall destroy the towns of your land, and I shall overthrow all of your fortified cities<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/micah/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I will cut off the cities of thy land, And will throw down all thy strongholds;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/micah/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and I will utterly destroy the cities of thy land, and demolish all thy strong-holds:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/micah/5-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V9AM9A76_xQ?start=833" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/micah/5.htm">The Remnant of Jacob</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>“In that day,” declares the LORD, “I will remove your horses from among you and wreck your chariots. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: wə·hiḵ·rat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">I will remove</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·rê (N-fpc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of your land</a> <a href="/hebrew/2040.htm" title="2040: wə·hā·ras·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To throw down, break or tear down. A primitive root; to pull down or in pieces, break, &? Destroy.">and tear down</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4013.htm" title="4013: miḇ·ṣā·re·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Fortification. Also feminine mibtsarah; from batsar; a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender.">your strongholds.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>I will cut the sorceries from your hand, and you will have no fortune-tellers.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12-17</a></span><br />For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled— / against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan, / against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-4.htm">Zephaniah 1:4-6</a></span><br />“I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests— / those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom, / and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-14.htm">Hosea 10:14</a></span><br />the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-9.htm">Isaiah 17:9-11</a></span><br />In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken thickets and summits, abandoned to the Israelites and to utter desolation. / For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines— / though on the day you plant you make them grow, and on that morning you help your seed sprout—yet the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-31.htm">Jeremiah 50:31-32</a></span><br />“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you. / The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-13.htm">Ezekiel 30:13</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. There will no longer be a prince in Egypt, and I will instill fear in that land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-2.htm">Zechariah 10:2</a></span><br />For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-9.htm">Isaiah 27:9</a></span><br />Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-47.htm">Jeremiah 51:47-48</a></span><br />Therefore, behold, the days are coming when I will punish the idols of Babylon. Her entire land will suffer shame, and all her slain will lie fallen within her. / Then heaven and earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon because the destroyers from the north will come against her,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-22.htm">Isaiah 14:22-23</a></span><br />“I will rise up against them,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will cut off from Babylon her name and her remnant, her offspring and her posterity,” declares the LORD. / “I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21-23</a></span><br />Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again. / And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again. / The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-15.htm">Mark 11:15-17</a></span><br />When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. / Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-45.htm">Luke 19:45-46</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there. / He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a></span><br />In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will cut off the cities of your land, and throw down all your strong holds:</p><p class="hdg">and throw.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12-17</a></b></br> For the day of the LORD of hosts <i>shall be</i> upon every <i>one that is</i> proud and lofty, and upon every <i>one that is</i> lifted up; and he shall be brought low: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/38-11.htm">Ezekiel 38:11</a></b></br> And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/4-6.htm">Zechariah 4:6</a></b></br> Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This <i>is</i> the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/obadiah/1-20.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/micah/5-10.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/micah/5-10.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-7.htm">Fortifications</a> <a href="/micah/5-5.htm">Fortresses</a> <a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Holds</a> <a href="/amos/4-11.htm">Overthrow</a> <a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Places</a> <a href="/micah/1-16.htm">Pulled</a> <a href="/micah/4-8.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/amos/6-8.htm">Strongholds</a> <a href="/micah/3-2.htm">Tear</a> <a href="/jonah/1-12.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/joel/1-7.htm">Thrown</a> <a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Towns</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/micah/5-14.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/micah/5-12.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/micah/5-12.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/nahum/3-12.htm">Fortifications</a> <a href="/micah/7-17.htm">Fortresses</a> <a href="/nahum/3-12.htm">Holds</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-3.htm">Overthrow</a> <a href="/micah/7-17.htm">Places</a> <a href="/micah/5-14.htm">Pulled</a> <a href="/micah/6-2.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/micah/7-17.htm">Strongholds</a> <a href="/nahum/1-13.htm">Tear</a> <a href="/nahum/3-6.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/nahum/1-6.htm">Thrown</a> <a href="/micah/7-12.htm">Towns</a><div class="vheading2">Micah 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/5-1.htm">The birth of Christ.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/5-4.htm">His kingdom.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/micah/5-8.htm">His conquest.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/micah/5.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>I will remove</b><br />The phrase "I will remove" signifies a decisive action by God, indicating His sovereign power and authority. The Hebrew root for "remove" is "סוּר" (sur), which often implies a turning away or taking away. This action is not merely a physical removal but also a spiritual cleansing, suggesting that God is purifying the land from elements that lead His people astray. It reflects God's commitment to holiness and His desire for His people to rely solely on Him.<p><b>the cities of your land</b><br />The "cities of your land" refers to the urban centers that were often places of idolatry and moral corruption in ancient Israel. Historically, cities were not just population centers but also hubs of cultural and religious influence. By removing these cities, God is addressing the root of societal sin and corruption. This action underscores the biblical theme that God desires His people to be set apart, living in righteousness and not conforming to the sinful practices of the world around them.<p><b>and tear down</b><br />The phrase "and tear down" conveys a sense of destruction and dismantling. The Hebrew word "נָתַץ" (natats) is used here, which means to break down or demolish. This is a forceful action, indicating that God will not tolerate anything that stands in opposition to His will. It is a reminder of God's power to dismantle human pride and self-reliance, calling His people to trust in Him alone.<p><b>all your strongholds</b><br />"All your strongholds" refers to fortified places or defenses that people rely on for security. In the ancient context, strongholds were physical structures like walls and fortresses. Spiritually, they represent anything that people trust in apart from God. The removal of these strongholds signifies God's intention to eliminate false securities and idols, urging His people to find their refuge and strength in Him alone. This aligns with the biblical teaching that God is our ultimate fortress and deliverer, as seen in Psalms and other scriptures.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/micah/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">I will cut off the cities.</span>--Fenced cities and the other paraphernalia of war will be unnecessary in the Messiah's kingdom: "they shall not learn war any more" (<a href="/micah/4-3.htm" title="And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.">Micah 4:3</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Cities</span>. Abodes of luxury and pride. From Messiah's kingdom all pomp and vain glory shall be shut out. <span class="cmt_word">Strongholds.</span> Such defences shall not be needed nor allowed (comp. <a href="/isaiah/2-15.htm">Isaiah 2:15</a>; <a href="/zechariah/2-4.htm">Zechariah 2:4, 5</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/micah/5-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I will remove</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִכְרַתִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiḵ·rat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the cities</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your land</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְצֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ṣe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and tear down</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָרַסְתִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·ras·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2040.htm">Strong's 2040: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull down, in pieces, break, & destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your strongholds.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבְצָרֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(miḇ·ṣā·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4013.htm">Strong's 4013: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fortification, castle, fortified city, a defender</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/5-11.htm">Micah 5:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/micah/5-11.htm">Micah 5:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/micah/5-11.htm">Micah 5:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/micah/5-11.htm">Micah 5:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/micah/5-11.htm">Micah 5:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/5-11.htm">Micah 5:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/5-11.htm">Micah 5:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/5-11.htm">Micah 5:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/micah/5-11.htm">Micah 5:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/micah/5-11.htm">Micah 5:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/micah/5-11.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 5:11 I will cut off the cities (Mc Mic. 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