King James Version
What Does Micah 5:14 Mean?
“And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities . cities: or, enemies”
Context
12
And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
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Thy 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. standing: or, statues
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And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities . cities: or, enemies
15
And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(14) **I will pluck up thy groves**—*i.e.*, either the statues, pillars, or trees connected with the worship of Baal and Astarte. Some such statue was placed by Manasseh even in the house of the Lord, from which it was brought out and burnt by Josiah (2Kings 23:6).
**Thy cities**—*i.e.,* the pollutions, tumults, &c., of which the cities were the strongholds.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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