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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 take vengeance in anger and wrath on the nations that have not obeyed me.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/micah/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will pour out my vengeance on all the nations that refuse to obey me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/micah/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And in anger and wrath I will execute vengeance on the nations that did not obey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/micah/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will take vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/micah/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/micah/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury On the nations that have not heard.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/micah/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“And I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath On the nations which have not obeyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/micah/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath On the nations which have not obeyed.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/micah/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath On the nations which have not obeyed.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/micah/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath On the nations which have not listened.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/micah/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“And in anger and wrath I shall execute vengeance On the nations which have not obeyed [such vengeance as they have not known before].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/micah/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will take vengeance in anger and wrath against the nations that have not obeyed me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/micah/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will take vengeance in anger and wrath against the nations that have not obeyed Me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/micah/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations which hearkened not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/micah/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will become furious and take revenge on the nations that refuse to obey me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/micah/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the nations which hearkened not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/micah/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will take revenge with great anger on the nations that do not obey me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/micah/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And in my great anger I will take revenge on all nations that have not obeyed me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/micah/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I will execute vengeance, anger, and fury on the nations who do not obey."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/micah/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will take vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed Me.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/micah/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will angrily seek vengeance on the nations that do not obey me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/micah/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will execute vengeance in anger, and wrath on the nations that did not listen."<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 execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/micah/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath on the nations that didn’t listen.” <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 done vengeance in anger and in fury, "" With the nations who have not listened!”<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 done vengeance in anger and in fury, With the nations who have not hearkened!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/micah/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I did vengeance in anger and in wrath with the nations, which they heard not.<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 execute vengeance in wrath and in indignation among all the nations that have not given ear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/micah/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 5:14>And I will exact vengeance, in fury and in indignation, among all the nations which have not listened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/micah/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will wreak vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not listened. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/micah/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And in anger and wrath I will execute vengeance on the nations that did not obey.<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 execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the nations that did not obey.<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 perform vengeance in anger and in the rage of the nations, those which have not listened <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 execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the nations, Because they hearkened not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/micah/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and I will execute vengeance on the heathen in anger and wrath, because they hearkened not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/micah/5-15.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=862" 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">14</span>I will root out the Asherah poles from your midst and demolish your cities. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wə·‘ā·śî·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">I will take</a> <a href="/hebrew/5359.htm" title="5359: nā·qām (N-ms) -- Vengeance. From naqam; revenge.">vengeance</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: bə·’ap̄ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">in anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/2534.htm" title="2534: ū·ḇə·ḥê·māh (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Heat, rage. Or chemac; from yacham; heat; figuratively, anger, poison.">and wrath</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">upon the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·mê·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">obeyed Me.”</a> </span><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/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15-16</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. / For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-25.htm">Jeremiah 10:25</a></span><br />Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, and on the families that do not call on Your name. For they have devoured Jacob; they have consumed him and finished him off; they have devastated his homeland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Nahum 1:2</a></span><br />The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-8.htm">Zephaniah 3:8</a></span><br />Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-9.htm">Isaiah 13:9-11</a></span><br />Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming—cruel, with fury and burning anger—to make the earth a desolation and to destroy the sinners within it. / For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. / I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Jeremiah 25:31-33</a></span><br />The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD. / This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.” / Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-14.htm">Ezekiel 25:14</a></span><br />I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/79-6.htm">Psalm 79:6-7</a></span><br />Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You, on the kingdoms that refuse to call on Your name, / for they have devoured Jacob and devastated his homeland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-2.htm">Isaiah 34:2</a></span><br />The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-3.htm">Zechariah 14:3</a></span><br />Then the LORD will go out to fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a></span><br />And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a></span><br />The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:8</a></span><br />in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-16.htm">Revelation 6:16-17</a></span><br />And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-10.htm">Revelation 14:10</a></span><br />he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.</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 execute vengeance in anger and fury on the heathen, such as they have not heard.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/5-8.htm">Micah 5:8</a></b></br> And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/149-7.htm">Psalm 149:7</a></b></br> To execute vengeance upon the heathen, <i>and</i> punishments upon the people;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:8</a></b></br> In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jonah/4-2.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/jonah/3-9.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-7.htm">Effected</a> <a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/hosea/11-9.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/jonah/2-2.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/hosea/9-17.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-16.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/micah/5-8.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/daniel/9-11.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/jonah/3-3.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/amos/7-4.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-17.htm">Vengeance</a> <a href="/micah/4-2.htm">Word</a> <a href="/jonah/3-9.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/nahum/1-6.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/micah/7-10.htm">Effected</a> <a href="/micah/7-9.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Fury</a> <a href="/nahum/2-13.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-2.htm">Hearkened</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-5.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/micah/7-16.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-2.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-2.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/micah/6-11.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Vengeance</a> <a href="/nahum/1-1.htm">Word</a> <a href="/micah/7-9.htm">Wrath</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 /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/micah/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/micah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/micah/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I will take vengeance</b><br>This phrase indicates divine retribution, a theme consistent throughout the Bible where God asserts His justice. Vengeance is not human revenge but a righteous response to sin and disobedience. It reflects God's holiness and His role as the ultimate judge. This concept is echoed in <a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a>, where believers are reminded that vengeance belongs to the Lord.<p><b>in anger and wrath</b><br>The terms "anger" and "wrath" emphasize the intensity of God's response to sin. These attributes are often associated with God's reaction to idolatry and injustice, as seen in the Old Testament. God's wrath is not capricious but a measured response to persistent disobedience. This is consistent with the portrayal of God's character in <a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Nahum 1:2-3</a>, where He is described as slow to anger but great in power.<p><b>upon the nations</b><br>The focus on "nations" indicates that God's judgment is not limited to Israel but extends to all peoples. This reflects the universal scope of God's sovereignty and justice. Historically, the nations surrounding Israel often opposed God's people, and this phrase underscores the accountability of all nations to God's moral law. This is further supported by the prophetic visions in <a href="/isaiah/34.htm">Isaiah 34:1-2</a>, where God's judgment is pronounced on all nations.<p><b>that have not obeyed Me.”</b><br>Obedience to God is a central theme in the Bible, and disobedience leads to judgment. This phrase highlights the covenant relationship between God and humanity, where obedience is expected. The call to obedience is a recurring theme, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where blessings and curses are outlined based on Israel's obedience or disobedience. This also foreshadows the New Testament call to obedience through faith in Jesus Christ, as seen in <a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a>, where love for Christ is demonstrated through obedience to His commands.<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.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a></b><br>Refers to the Gentile nations surrounding Israel, often seen as adversaries or those outside the covenant community.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_vengeance.htm">God's Vengeance</a></b><br>Represents God's righteous judgment against disobedience and sin, emphasizing His holiness and justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_holiness.htm">God's Justice and Holiness</a></b><br>God's vengeance is a reflection of His perfect justice and holiness. It serves as a reminder that sin and disobedience have consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_obedience.htm">The Call to Obedience</a></b><br>The verse underscores the importance of obedience to God. It challenges believers to examine their lives and align with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to trust in God's timing for justice. While human justice may falter, God's judgment is sure and righteous.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy.htm">The Role of Prophecy</a></b><br>Prophetic messages like Micah's serve to warn and guide God's people. They call for repentance and a return to covenant faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Hope in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Even in judgment, there is hope. God's sovereignty assures us that He is in control and His plans are for the ultimate good of His people.<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/how_does_psalm_90's_wrath_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">How does Psalm 90's depiction of divine wrath reconcile with other biblical passages emphasizing God's mercy and patience?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_jesus'_purpose_on_earth.htm">What was Jesus' purpose on Earth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_proof_of_jacob's_remnant's_dominance.htm">Micah 5:7-9 describes the 'remnant of Jacob' as invincible among nations. Where is the archaeological or historical proof of such dominance beyond the biblical narrative?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_nehemiah_use_force_in_13_25.htm">Why does Nehemiah resort to physical force (Nehemiah 13:25) to enforce marriage laws, and doesn't this contradict other scriptures urging gentleness and compassion?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/micah/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">Such as they have not heard.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">which have not been obedient</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, which had not availed themselves of the opportunities of learning the true religion.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/micah/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - The time of Messiah is the era when judgment shall fall on the obdurate heathen. <span class="cmt_word">Such as they have not heard;</span> rather, <span class="accented">which have not hearkened</span>, which are disobedient. Septuagint, "Because they hearkened not" (comp. <a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15-18</a>; <a href="/joel/3-9.htm">Joel 3:9</a>, etc.; <a href="/zephaniah/3-8.htm">Zephaniah 3:8</a>; <a href="/haggai/2-22.htm">Haggai 2:22</a>; <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:7-10</a>). It is implied that some of the heathen will hearken to the revelation of Jehovah by the Messiah. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/micah/5-15.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 take</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָשִׂ֜יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·śî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">vengeance</span><br /><span class="heb">נָקָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(nā·qām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5359.htm">Strong's 5359: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vengeance</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in anger</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאַ֧ף</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and wrath</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְחֵמָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ḥê·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2534.htm">Strong's 2534: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heat, anger, poison</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon the nations</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגּוֹיִ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">obeyed Me.”</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mê·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/5-15.htm">Micah 5:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/micah/5-15.htm">Micah 5:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/micah/5-15.htm">Micah 5:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/micah/5-15.htm">Micah 5:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/micah/5-15.htm">Micah 5:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/5-15.htm">Micah 5:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/5-15.htm">Micah 5:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/5-15.htm">Micah 5:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/micah/5-15.htm">Micah 5:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/micah/5-15.htm">Micah 5:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/micah/5-15.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 5:15 I will execute vengeance in anger (Mc Mic. 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