Micah 5:11
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
הָרַס
hâraç
to pull down or in pieces, break, destroy
חָזָק
châzâq
strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)
מִבְצָר
mibtsâr
a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender
Key Terms in This Verse
מִבְצָר mibtsâr
a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender
Study H4013 →עִיר ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Study H5892 →Cross References
That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
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,
Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.
Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,
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