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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 />Your hand will be lifted up in triumph over your enemies, and all your foes will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/micah/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The people of Israel will stand up to their foes, and all their enemies will be wiped out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/micah/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries, and all your enemies shall be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/micah/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your hand will be lifted over your foes, and all your enemies will be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/micah/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/micah/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Your hand shall be lifted against your adversaries, And all your enemies shall be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/micah/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries, And all your enemies will be eliminated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/micah/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries, And all your enemies will be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/micah/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries, And all your enemies will be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/micah/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Your hand will be raised up against your adversaries, And all your enemies will be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/micah/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries, And all your enemies shall be cut off <i>and</i> destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/micah/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries, and all your enemies will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/micah/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries, and all your enemies will be destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/micah/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Let thy hand be lifted up above thine adversaries, and let all thine enemies be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/micah/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />they will be helpless, completely destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/micah/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Let thine hand be lifted up above thine adversaries, and let all thine enemies be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/micah/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will use your power against your opponents, and all your enemies will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/micah/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Israel will conquer her enemies and destroy them all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/micah/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You will turn your power against your adversaries, and all of your enemies will be cut down."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/micah/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your hand will be lifted over your foes, and all your enemies will be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/micah/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Lift your hand triumphantly against your adversaries; may all your enemies be destroyed! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/micah/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Let your hand be lifted up above your adversaries, and let all of your enemies be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/micah/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thy hand shall be lifted up upon thy adversaries, and all thy enemies shall be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/micah/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Let your hand be lifted up above your adversaries, and let all of your enemies be cut off. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/micah/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />High is your hand above your adversaries, "" And all your enemies are cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/micah/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> High is thy hand above thine adversaries, And all thine enemies are cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/micah/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thy hand shall be raised up against thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/micah/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thy hand shall be lifted up over thy enemies, and all thy enemies shall be cut off. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/micah/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Your hand will be exalted over your enemies, and all your adversaries will pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/micah/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Your hand shall be lifted above your foes, and all your enemies shall be cut down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/micah/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries, and all your enemies shall be cut off.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/micah/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Your hand shall be lifted up against your adversaries, and all your enemies shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/micah/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Your hand shall be lifted up against your haters and all your enemies shall be destroyed<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/micah/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Let Thy hand be lifted up above Thine adversaries, And let all Thine enemies be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/micah/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thine hand shall be lifted up against them that afflict thee, and all thine enemies shall be utterly destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/micah/5-9.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=818" 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">8</span>Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">Your hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: tā·rōm (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3fs) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">will be lifted</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/6862.htm" title="6862: ṣā·re·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent. Or tsar; from tsarar; narrow; a tight place; also a pebble; an opponent.">your foes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 2ms) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">your enemies</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: yik·kā·rê·ṯū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">will be cut off.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>“In that day,” declares the LORD, “I will remove your horses from among you and wreck your chariots.…<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/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a></span><br />Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a></span><br />No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-40.htm">Psalm 18:40</a></span><br />You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/110-1.htm">Psalm 110:1-2</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.” / The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-5.htm">Zechariah 10:5</a></span><br />They will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Jeremiah 51:20-23</a></span><br />“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin. / With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver. / With you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-24.htm">Isaiah 10:24-27</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “O My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear Assyria, who strikes you with a rod and lifts his staff against you as the Egyptians did. / For in just a little while My fury against you will subside, and My anger will turn to their destruction.” / And the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them, as when He struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4</a></span><br />but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/2-9.htm">Psalm 2:9</a></span><br />You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-5.htm">Psalm 44:5</a></span><br />Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-25.htm">Isaiah 49:25-26</a></span><br />Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved; I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children. / I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-12.htm">Isaiah 60:12</a></span><br />For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-71.htm">Luke 1:71-74</a></span><br />salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us, / to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant, / the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-25.htm">1 Corinthians 15:25</a></span><br />For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Your hand shall be lifted up on your adversaries, and all your enemies shall be cut off.</p><p class="hdg">hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/21-8.htm">Psalm 21:8</a></b></br> Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-26.htm">Psalm 106:26</a></b></br> Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">Isaiah 1:25</a></b></br> And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Adversaries</a> <a href="/micah/1-16.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/micah/4-10.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-12.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/micah/4-10.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/micah/3-2.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/micah/3-12.htm">High</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm">Triumph</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Adversaries</a> <a href="/micah/5-10.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/micah/5-10.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/micah/5-14.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/nahum/1-2.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/micah/5-12.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/micah/7-6.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/micah/6-6.htm">High</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-10.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-14.htm">Triumph</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>Your hand will be lifted over your foes</b><br>This phrase signifies a position of power and victory. In biblical context, the "hand" often symbolizes strength and action. The lifting of the hand over foes indicates a divinely granted triumph. Historically, Israel faced numerous adversaries, and this promise would have been a source of hope and encouragement. The imagery of a lifted hand is reminiscent of Moses during the battle with the Amalekites (<a href="/exodus/17-11.htm">Exodus 17:11</a>), where the raised hand signified God's intervention and support. This phrase can also be seen as a type of Christ, who ultimately triumphs over all spiritual foes, as seen in passages like <a href="/colossians/2-15.htm">Colossians 2:15</a>, where Christ disarms the powers and authorities.<p><b>and all your enemies will be cut off</b><br>The complete destruction of enemies is a recurring theme in prophetic literature, symbolizing the totality of God's deliverance. In the historical context, this would have been understood as the removal of threats to Israel's security and peace. The phrase "cut off" implies a decisive and final action, often used in the Old Testament to describe God's judgment (e.g., <a href="/psalms/37-9.htm">Psalm 37:9</a>). This can also be connected to eschatological themes, where ultimate victory over evil is promised, as seen in <a href="/revelation/20-10.htm">Revelation 20:10</a>, where Satan and his forces are finally defeated. The assurance of enemies being cut off points to the ultimate peace and restoration that God promises to His people.<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 the coming of a future ruler from Bethlehem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which faced threats from surrounding nations during Micah's time. The prophecy in <a href="/micah/5-9.htm">Micah 5:9</a> speaks to the deliverance and victory that Judah would experience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies/foes.htm">Enemies/Foes</a></b><br>The adversaries of Judah, representing both literal nations that opposed them and spiritual forces that stand against God's people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a></b><br>The event of God intervening on behalf of His people, ensuring their victory over their enemies.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/messianic_prophecy.htm">Messianic Prophecy</a></b><br>Micah 5 contains prophecies about the coming Messiah, who would ultimately fulfill God's promise of deliverance and peace.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_empowerment.htm">Divine Empowerment</a></b><br>God empowers His people to overcome their adversaries. Believers can trust in God's strength rather than their own.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/victory_in_christ.htm">Victory in Christ</a></b><br>The ultimate fulfillment of this prophecy is found in Jesus Christ, who conquers sin and death. Christians are called to live in the victory He provides.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>The battle against spiritual enemies is ongoing, but believers are assured of victory through faith and reliance on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_and_assurance.htm">Hope and Assurance</a></b><br>This verse offers hope and assurance that God will act on behalf of His people, cutting off their enemies and securing their future.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithful_living.htm">Faithful Living</a></b><br>In light of God's promises, believers are encouraged to live faithfully, trusting in His deliverance and protection.<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/bible's_view_on_family_conflict.htm">What Old Testament prophecies predict the Messiah?</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_do_records_blame_babylon,_not_judgment.htm">If divine judgment was the reason for Judah's downfall (2 Kings 21:12-15), why do secular records primarily attribute it to Babylonian expansion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_david_mourn_and_curse_foes.htm">Psalm 35:13-14 - How can David both mourn for his foes and call down curses on them without contradiction?</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 9.</span> - The prophet's exulting prayer for the success of his people. <span class="cmt_word">Thine band shall be,</span> etc.; rather, <span class="accented">let thine hand be lifted</span> up; and so in the next clause, "let thine enemies be out off." The phrase, "high be thy hand upon, or over," recalls the expression in <a href="/exodus/14-8.htm">Exodus 14:8</a>, "The children of Israel went out with an high hand" (comp. <a href="/numbers/33-3.htm">Numbers 33:3</a>; <a href="/isaiah/26-11.htm">Isaiah 26:11</a>; and our idiom, "to get the upper hand"). (For the promise contained in the prayer, see <a href="/isaiah/60-12.htm">Isaiah 60:12</a>.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/micah/5-9.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">Your hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | 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 /><br /><span class="word">will be lifted</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּרֹ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(tā·rōm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be high actively, to rise, raise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your foes,</span><br /><span class="heb">צָרֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(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_6862.htm">Strong's 6862: </a> </span><span class="str2">Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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 enemies</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹיְבֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be cut off.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִכָּרֵֽתוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yik·kā·rê·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/micah/5-9.htm">Micah 5:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/micah/5-9.htm">Micah 5:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/micah/5-9.htm">Micah 5:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/micah/5-9.htm">Micah 5:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/micah/5-9.htm">Micah 5:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/micah/5-9.htm">Micah 5:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/micah/5-9.htm">Micah 5:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/micah/5-9.htm">Micah 5:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/micah/5-9.htm">Micah 5:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/micah/5-9.htm">Micah 5:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/micah/5-9.htm">OT Prophets: Micah 5:9 Let your hand be lifted up above (Mc Mic. 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