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you will no longer bow down to the work of your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/micah/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will destroy all your idols and sacred pillars, so you will never again worship the work of your own hands.<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 your carved images and your pillars from among you, and you shall bow down no more to the work of your hands;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/micah/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you, so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/micah/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/micah/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Your carved images I will also cut off, And your <i>sacred</i> pillars from your midst; You shall no more worship the work of your hands;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/micah/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I will eliminate your carved images And your memorial stones from among you, So that you will no longer bow down To the work of your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/micah/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will cut off your carved images And your sacred pillars from among you, So that you will no longer bow down To the work of your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/micah/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I will cut off your carved images And your <i>sacred</i> pillars from among you, So that you will no longer bow down To the work of your hands.<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 your graven images And your <i>sacred</i> pillars from among you So that you will no longer worship The work of your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/micah/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I will also cut off your carved images And your <i>sacred</i> pillars from among you, So that you will no longer worship <i>and</i> bow down To the work of your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/micah/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will remove your carved images and sacred pillars from you so that you will no longer worship the work of your hands.<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 your carved images and sacred pillars from you so that you will not bow down again to the work of your hands. <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 thy graven images and thy pillars out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thy hands;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/micah/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will no longer worship the idols or stone images you have made--I will destroy them, <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 thy graven images and thy pillars out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.<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 your idols and your sacred monuments. You will no longer worship what your hands have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/micah/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will destroy your idols and sacred stone pillars; no longer will you worship the things that you yourselves have made. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/micah/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I will separate you from your carved images and sacred pillars, and you no longer will worship what you've made with your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/micah/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you, so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/micah/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will remove your idols and sacred pillars from your midst; you will no longer worship what your own hands made. <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 your engraved images and your pillars out of your midst; and you shall no more worship the work of your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/micah/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thy hands.<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 your engraved images and your pillars from among you; and you shall no more worship the work of your hands. <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 your carved images, "" And your standing-pillars out of your midst, "" And you do not bow yourself anymore "" To the work of your hands.<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 thy graven images, And thy standing-pillars out of thy midst, And thou dost not bow thyself any more To the work of thy hands.<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 thy carved images and thy statues from the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thy hands.<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 thy graven things, and thy statues out of the midst of thee: and thou shalt no more adore the works of thy hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/micah/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 5:12>And I will cause your graven images to perish, and your statues, from your midst. And you will no longer adore the works of your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/micah/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will destroy your carved figures and the sacred stones from your midst; And you shall no longer worship the works of your hands. <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 your images and your pillars from among you, and you shall bow down no more to the work of your hands;<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 destroy your graven images and your high places from the midst of you; and you shall no more worship the work of your hands.<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 your carved images and your high places from within you, and you shall worship the work of your hands no more<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 thy graven images and thy pillars out of the midst of thee; And thou shalt no more worship the work of thy hands.<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 thy graven images, and thy statues out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt never any more worship the works of thine hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/micah/5-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V9AM9A76_xQ?start=845" 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">12</span>I will cut the sorceries from your hand, and you will have no fortune-tellers. <span class="reftext">13</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 also cut off</a> <a href="/hebrew/6456.htm" title="6456: p̄ə·sî·le·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- An idol, image. From pacal; an idol.">the carved images</a> <a href="/hebrew/4676.htm" title="4676: ū·maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·w·ṯe·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 2ms) -- A pillar, stump. Feminine participle of natsab; something stationed, i.e. A column or; by analogy, an idol.">and sacred pillars</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: miq·qir·be·ḵā (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">from among you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">so that you will no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">longer</a> <a href="/hebrew/7812.htm" title="7812: ṯiš·ta·ḥă·weh (V-Hitpael-Imperf-2ms) -- To bow down. A primitive root; to depress, i.e. Prostrate.">bow down</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: lə·ma·‘ă·śêh (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">to the work</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏe·ḵā (N-fdc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">of your own hands.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>I will root out the Asherah poles from your midst and demolish your cities.…<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="/exodus/23-24.htm">Exodus 23:24</a></span><br />You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-3.htm">Deuteronomy 12:3</a></span><br />Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4-6</a></span><br />Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. / Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven. / He brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, and there he burned it, ground it to powder, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-8.htm">Isaiah 2:8</a></span><br />Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-8.htm">Isaiah 17:8</a></span><br />They will not look to the altars they have fashioned with their hands or to the Asherahs and incense altars they have made with their fingers.<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/10-11.htm">Jeremiah 10:11</a></span><br />Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-12.htm">Jeremiah 11:12-13</a></span><br />Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to which they have been burning incense, but these gods certainly will not save them in their time of disaster. / Your gods are indeed as numerous as your cities, O Judah; the altars of shame you have set up—the altars to burn incense to Baal—are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/6-4.htm">Ezekiel 6:4-6</a></span><br />Your altars will be demolished and your incense altars will be smashed; and I will cast down your slain before your idols. / I will lay the corpses of the Israelites before their idols and scatter your bones around your altars. / Wherever you live, the cities will be laid waste and the high places will be demolished, so that your altars will be laid waste and desecrated, your idols smashed and obliterated, your incense altars cut down, and your works blotted out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-3.htm">Hosea 14:3</a></span><br />Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-4.htm">Zephaniah 1:4-5</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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-2.htm">Zechariah 13:2</a></span><br />And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-19.htm">1 Corinthians 10:19-20</a></span><br />Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? / No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a></span><br />What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-8.htm">Galatians 4:8</a></span><br />Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Your graven images also will I cut off, and your standing images out of the middle of you; and you shall no more worship the work of your hands.</p><p class="hdg">graven.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/17-7.htm">Isaiah 17:7,8</a></b></br> At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/6-9.htm">Ezekiel 6:9</a></b></br> And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25</a></b></br> Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.</p><p class="hdg">standing images.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-8.htm">Isaiah 2:8</a></b></br> Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/2-15.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-26.htm">Carved</a> <a href="/micah/5-12.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/micah/5-12.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/hosea/11-2.htm">Engraved</a> <a href="/micah/1-7.htm">Graven</a> <a href="/micah/5-7.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/micah/1-7.htm">Images</a> <a href="/micah/5-12.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/micah/5-10.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/amos/9-1.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/joel/2-15.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/micah/1-11.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/hosea/10-2.htm">Standing-Pillars</a> <a href="/hosea/10-2.htm">Statues</a> <a href="/micah/1-6.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/micah/5-1.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Work</a> <a href="/jonah/1-9.htm">Worship</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-18.htm">Carved</a> <a href="/nahum/1-12.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/micah/5-14.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/nahum/1-14.htm">Engraved</a> <a href="/nahum/1-14.htm">Graven</a> <a href="/micah/7-3.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/micah/5-14.htm">Images</a> <a href="/nahum/1-14.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/micah/5-14.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/acts/2-19.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-4.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-8.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-23.htm">Standing-Pillars</a> <a href="/exodus/23-24.htm">Statues</a> <a href="/micah/6-11.htm">Stones</a> <a href="/nahum/3-15.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/nahum/3-14.htm">Work</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-5.htm">Worship</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'; 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Carved images and sacred pillars were common in ancient Near Eastern religions, often representing deities or serving as objects of worship. The Israelites were repeatedly warned against idolatry (<a href="/exodus/20-4.htm">Exodus 20:4-5</a>), yet they frequently fell into the practice, influenced by surrounding nations. The cutting off signifies a decisive action by God to purify His people, aligning with His covenantal demand for exclusive worship (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-14.htm">Deuteronomy 6:14-15</a>). This reflects God's holiness and His desire for His people to be set apart.<p><b>so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the futility and sinfulness of idolatry, where humans worship what they have created rather than the Creator. The act of bowing down signifies submission and reverence, which should be directed to God alone (<a href="/isaiah/42-8.htm">Isaiah 42:8</a>). The phrase underscores the absurdity of worshiping man-made objects, a theme echoed in other scriptures such as <a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a> and <a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Psalm 115:4-8</a>. This also serves as a reminder of the first commandment, emphasizing the need for undivided allegiance to God. The prophetic message here points to a future purification and restoration of true worship among God's people, ultimately fulfilled in the coming of Christ, who calls for worship in spirit and truth (<a href="/john/4-23.htm">John 4:23-24</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/micah.htm">Micah</a></b><br>A prophet in the 8th century BC, Micah delivered messages of judgment and hope to the people of Judah and Israel. His prophecies often addressed social injustice and idolatry.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah_and_israel.htm">Judah and Israel</a></b><br>The divided kingdoms of God's chosen people during Micah's time. Both kingdoms struggled with idolatry and turning away from God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/idolatry.htm">Idolatry</a></b><br>The worship of idols or images, which was a significant issue in Israel and Judah. It involved the creation and veneration of physical objects as deities.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/carved_images_and_sacred_pillars.htm">Carved Images and Sacred Pillars</a></b><br>Physical representations of deities that the Israelites were tempted to worship, contrary to God's commandments.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment_and_restoration.htm">God's Judgment and Restoration</a></b><br>The overarching theme of Micah's prophecy, where God promises to judge the people's sins but also offers hope for restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry is not just an ancient problem but a present-day issue. Anything that takes the place of God in our lives can become an idol.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_desire_for_exclusive_worship.htm">God's Desire for Exclusive Worship</a></b><br>God desires our undivided worship and allegiance. He is a jealous God who will not share His glory with another.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_idols.htm">The Futility of Idols</a></b><br>Idols are the work of human hands and have no power. Trusting in them leads to spiritual emptiness and separation from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_removal.htm">Repentance and Removal</a></b><br>True repentance involves removing idols from our lives, both physical and metaphorical, and turning back to God wholeheartedly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>God's judgment is not the end. He promises restoration and renewal for those who turn back to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_micah_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Micah 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_levite's_status_credible_in_judges_17.htm">In Judges 17:7-13, how credible is the Levite's priestly status, given the requirements found elsewhere in the Old Testament regarding priestly lineage?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/micah_1_3__god_descending_vs._science.htm">Micah 1:3 - How can the imagery of God physically descending and treading on the earth be reconciled with modern scientific understanding of the natural world?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_a_carved_image_allowed_in_judges_18_31.htm">How do we reconcile the setting up of a carved image in Judges 18:31 with the strict prohibition against idolatry found elsewhere in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_ephraim's_idol_worship.htm">Hosea 13:2: Given the claim of idol-making by Ephraim, where is the archaeological evidence that confirms or challenges such extensive idol worship at that time and place?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Graven images,</span> of stone or metal (<a href="/leviticus/26-1.htm">Leviticus 26:1</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Standing images;</span> Septuagint, <span class="greek">τὰς στηλάς σου</span>, "thy columns;" Vulgate, <span class="accented">statuas tuas</span> These are stone images or pillars dedicated to false gods (<a href="/1_kings/14-23.htm">1 Kings 14:23</a>). A pillar to mark a place consecrated to the worship of the Lord was allowed (see <a href="/genesis/28-18.htm">Genesis 28:18</a>; <a href="/genesis/31-13.htm">Genesis 31:13, 45</a>; <a href="/isaiah/19-17.htm">Isaiah 19:17</a>). It was when this custom degenerated into idolatry that it was sternly denounced (<a href="/deuteronomy/16-22.htm">Deuteronomy 16:22</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/27-15.htm">Deuteronomy 27:15</a>, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/micah/5-13.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 also cut off</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִכְרַתִּ֧י</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 carved images</span><br /><span class="heb">פְסִילֶ֛יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ə·sî·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6456.htm">Strong's 6456: </a> </span><span class="str2">An idol, image</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and sacred pillars</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמַצֵּבוֹתֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·w·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4676.htm">Strong's 4676: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something stationed, a column, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from among you,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(miq·qir·be·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nearest part, the center</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that you will no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">longer</span><br /><span class="heb">ע֖וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bow down</span><br /><span class="heb">תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiš·ta·ḥă·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7812.htm">Strong's 7812: </a> </span><span class="str2">To depress, prostrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the work</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘ă·śêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> </span><span class="str2">An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your own hands.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/5-13.htm">Micah 5:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/micah/5-13.htm">Micah 5:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/micah/5-13.htm">Micah 5:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/micah/5-13.htm">Micah 5:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/micah/5-13.htm">Micah 5:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/5-13.htm">Micah 5:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/5-13.htm">Micah 5:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/5-13.htm">Micah 5:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/micah/5-13.htm">Micah 5:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/micah/5-13.htm">Micah 5:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/micah/5-13.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 5:13 I will cut off your engraved images (Mc Mic. 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