Micah 5:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Jehovah, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and will destroy thy chariots:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהִכְרַתִּ֖י עָרֵ֣י אַרְצֶ֑ךָ וְהָרַסְתִּ֖י כָּל־מִבְצָרֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

wə-hikrattî ʿārê ʾarṣekā wə-hārastî all-mibṣāreykā

Grammar Details

*wə-hikrattî*: conjunction + hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - and I will cut off
*ʿārê*: feminine plural construct - cities of
*ʾarṣekā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your land
*wə-hārastî*: conjunction + perfect, 1st person singular - and I will throw down
*mibṣāreykā*: masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your fortresses

Word Meanings

*hikrattî*: I will cut off/I will destroy/I will eliminate
*hārastî*: I will throw down/I will demolish/I will tear down
*mibṣāreykā*: your fortresses/your strongholds/your fortified places

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Zech 9:10 : 10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off; and he shall speak peace unto the nations: and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
Hos 14:3 : 3 Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses; neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, [Ye are] our gods; for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
Ps 20:7-8 : 7 Some [trust] in chariots, and some in horses; But we will make mention of the name of Jehovah our God. 8 They are bowed down and fallen; But we are risen, and stand upright.
Ps 33:16-17 : 16 There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. 17 A horse is a vain thing for safety; Neither doth he deliver any by his great power.
Isa 2:7 : 7 And their land is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land also is full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots.
Jer 3:23 : 23 Truly in vain is [the help that is looked for] from the hills, the tumult on the mountains: truly in Jehovah our God is the salvation of Israel.
Hos 1:7 : 7 But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by Jehovah their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.

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