Micah 5:12
“And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:”
Micah 5:12 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
- DRADouay–Rheims
- and I will take away sorceries out of thy hand, and there shall be no divinations in thee.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thy hand; and thou shalt have no more'soothsayers:
- DARBYDarby
- And I will cut off sorceries out of thy hand; and thou shalt have no soothsayers.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- I will destroy witchcraft from your hand; and you shall have no soothsayers.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And have cut off sorcerers out of thy hand, And observers of clouds thou hast none.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
Context: Micah 5
10And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots:
11And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:
12And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
13Thy 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.
14And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.
About Micah 5: Ruler from Bethlehem
Micah prophesies of a ruler who will come from the small town of Bethlehem to rule over Israel, a reference to the coming of Jesus.
Commentary
In Micah 5, the prophet Micah speaks of the coming of a ruler from Bethlehem, a small town in Judah. This ruler will be a great leader, a shepherd of the people, and will bring peace and justice to the land. He will be a source of strength and protection for the people of Israel, and will be a light to the nations.