Micah 4:13

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Micah 4:13 in Multiple Translations

Berean Standard Bible BSB

Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples. Then you will devote their gain to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

King James Version KJV

Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.

American Standard Version ASV

Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; for I will make thy horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass; and thou shalt beat in pieces many peoples: and I will devote their gain unto Jehovah, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.

Bible in Basic English BBE

Up! and let the grain be crushed, O daughter of Zion, for I will make your horn iron and your feet brass, and a number of peoples will be broken by you, and you will give up their increase to the Lord and their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

Free Bible Version FBV

People of Zion, get up and start threshing, for I will make for you iron horns and bronze hooves so you can break many nations into pieces. You will present their stolen plunder to the Lord, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

Geneva Bible 1599 GNV

Arise, and thresh, O daughter Zion: for I will make thine horne yron, and I will make thine hooues brasse, and thou shalt breake in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their riches vnto the Lord, and their substance vnto the ruler of the whole worlde.

Young's Literal Translation YLT

Arise, and thresh, O daughter of Zion, For thy horn I make iron, And thy hoofs I make brass, And thou hast beaten small many peoples, And I have devoted to Jehovah their gain, And their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth!

World English Bible WEB

Arise and thresh, daughter of Zion, for I will make your horn iron, and I will make your hoofs bronze. You will beat in pieces many peoples. I will devote their gain to the LORD, and their substance to the Lord of the whole earth.

Noah Webster Bible WBS

Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thy horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain to JEHOVAH, and their substance to the Lord of the whole earth.

Douay-Rheims 1899 DRV

Arise, and tread, O daughter of Sion: for I will make thy horn iron, and thy hoofs I will make brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many peoples, and shalt immolate the spoils of them to the Lord, and their strength to the Lord of the whole earth.

Translation for Translators T4T

So, you people of Jerusalem, rise up and punish [MET] the nations who oppose you. I will cause you to be very strong, as if [MET] you had horns made of iron, as if [MET] you had hoofs made of bronze; and you will crush many nations. And then you will take from your enemies the valuable things that they have taken from other countries, and you will dedicate those things to me, the one who is the Lord of all the people on the earth.”

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Micah 4:13 Interlinear (Deep Study)

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HEB ק֧וּמִי וָ/ד֣וֹשִׁי בַת צִיּ֗וֹן כִּֽי קַרְנֵ֞/ךְ אָשִׂ֤ים בַּרְזֶל֙ וּ/פַרְסֹתַ֨יִ/ךְ֙ אָשִׂ֣ים נְחוּשָׁ֔ה וַ/הֲדִקּ֖וֹת עַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וְ/הַחֲרַמְתִּ֤י לַֽ/יהוָה֙ בִּצְעָ֔/ם וְ/חֵילָ֖/ם לַ/אֲד֥וֹן כָּל הָ/אָֽרֶץ

ק֧וּמִי qûwm H6965 -kamai V-Qal-Impv-2fs

וָ/ד֣וֹשִׁי dûwsh H1758 to tread Conj | V-Qal-Impv-2fs

בַת bath H1323 Bath (Shua) N-fs

צִיּ֗וֹן Tsîyôwn H6726 Zion N-proper

כִּֽי kîy H3588 for Conj

קַרְנֵ֞/ךְ qeren H7161 horn N-cs | Suff

אָשִׂ֤ים sûwm H7760 to set V-Qal-Imperf-1cs

בַּרְזֶל֙ barzel H1270 iron N-ms

וּ/פַרְסֹתַ֨יִ/ךְ֙ parçâh H6541 hoof Conj | N-fp | Suff

אָשִׂ֣ים sûwm H7760 to set V-Qal-Imperf-1cs

נְחוּשָׁ֔ה nᵉchûwshâh H5154 bronze N-fs

וַ/הֲדִקּ֖וֹת dâqaq H1854 to crush Conj | V-Hiphil-2fs

עַמִּ֣ים ʻam H5971 Amaw N-mp

רַבִּ֑ים rab H7227 many Adj

וְ/הַחֲרַמְתִּ֤י châram H2763 to devote/destroy Conj | V-Hiphil-1cs

לַֽ/יהוָה֙ Yᵉhôvâh H3068 The Lord Prep | N-proper

בִּצְעָ֔/ם betsaʻ H1215 unjust-gain N-ms | Suff

וְ/חֵילָ֖/ם chayil H2428 Helech Conj | N-ms | Suff

לַ/אֲד֥וֹן ʼâdôwn H113 lord Prep | N-ms

כָּל kôl H3605 all N-ms

הָ/אָֽרֶץ ʼerets H776 land Art | N-cs

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Hebrew Word Reference — Micah 4:13

ק֧וּמִי qûwm H6965 "-kamai" V-Qal-Impv-2fs

Qum means to rise or stand up, used in various contexts like rising to power or standing firm, as seen in Jeremiah and Ezra.

Definition: Combined with lev (לֵב "Leb" H3820B) § -Kamai = "my adversary" Leb-kamai, i.e., people of Gambulai

Usage: Occurs in 596 OT verses. KJV: abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-) rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-) stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, -rising). See also: Genesis 4:8; Numbers 30:13; Ruth 4:10.

וָ/ד֣וֹשִׁי dûwsh H1758 "to tread" Conj | V-Qal-Impv-2fs

To tread or trample means to walk on something heavily, like threshing grain, and can also mean to overpower or dominate someone. This word is used in Jeremiah 50:11.

Definition: 1) to tread out, thresh 1a) (Qal) to tread on, trample on, thresh 1b) (Niphal) to be trampled down 1c) (Hophal) to be threshed

Usage: Occurs in 13 OT verses. KJV: break, tear, thresh, tread out (down), at grass (Jeremiah 50:11, by mistake for H1877 (דֶּשֶׁא)). See also: Deuteronomy 25:4; Isaiah 28:27; Isaiah 25:10.

בַת bath H1323 "Bath (Shua)" N-fs

The Hebrew word for daughter is used to describe a female child or a woman, and can also be used figuratively. In the Bible, it is used to describe women like Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah and later of King David.

Definition: A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.38.2; daughter of: Shua (H7770); married to Judah (H3063); mother of: Er (H6147), Onan (H0209) and Shelah (H7956) the wife of Uriah whom David had murdered, having had adulterous relations with her; subsequently wife of David and mother of Solomon, Shimea, Shobab, and Nathan (alternate spelling to 'Bathsheba')

Usage: Occurs in 498 OT verses. KJV: apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village. See also: Genesis 5:4; Exodus 2:21; Ruth 1:13.

צִיּ֗וֹן Tsîyôwn H6726 "Zion" N-proper

Zion refers to a mountain in Jerusalem, often used as another name for the city, especially in prophetic books like Isaiah and Jeremiah.

Definition: Zion = "parched place" another name for Jerusalem especially in the prophetic books Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)

Usage: Occurs in 153 OT verses. KJV: Zion. See also: 2 Samuel 5:7; Isaiah 49:14; Psalms 2:6.

כִּֽי kîy H3588 "for" Conj

A conjunction used to show cause or connection, as in Genesis 2:23 where Adam says the woman is bone of his bone because she was taken out of him. It is often translated as 'for', 'because', or 'since'.

Definition: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

Usage: Occurs in 3910 OT verses. KJV: and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet. See also: Genesis 1:4; Genesis 26:16; Genesis 42:15.

קַרְנֵ֞/ךְ qeren H7161 "horn" N-cs | Suff

In the Bible, this word means a horn or a corner, and can also refer to power or a mountain peak. It's used to describe a place called Karnaim, which was conquered by Israel. The KJV translation uses phrases like 'hill' or 'horn' to convey the idea.

Definition: 1) horn 1a) horn 1b) of strength (fig) 1c) flask (container for oil) 1d) horn (as musical instrument) 1e) horn (of horn-like projections on the altar) 1f) of rays of light 1g) hill Aramaic equivalent: qe.ren (קֶ֫רֶן "horn" H7162)

Usage: Occurs in 69 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] hill, horn. See also: Genesis 22:13; Psalms 75:5; Psalms 18:3.

אָשִׂ֤ים sûwm H7760 "to set" V-Qal-Imperf-1cs

This Hebrew word means to put or place something, and is used in many different ways in the Bible, such as to appoint or determine something. It is first used in Genesis to describe God's creation. In the KJV, it is translated as 'appoint' or 'set' in various contexts.

Definition: : make/establish 1) to put, place, set, appoint, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on 1a2) to set, direct, direct toward 1a2a) to extend (compassion) (fig) 1a3) to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix 1a4) to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix 1a5) to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give 1b) (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign 1c) (Hophal) to be set

Usage: Occurs in 550 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase] name, [idiom] on, ordain, order, [phrase] paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), [phrase] regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, [phrase] stedfastly, take, [idiom] tell, [phrase] tread down, (over-)turn, [idiom] wholly, work. See also: Genesis 2:8; Leviticus 20:5; 1 Samuel 21:13.

בַּרְזֶל֙ barzel H1270 "iron" N-ms

Iron refers to a strong metal used for tools and furniture, symbolizing strength or harshness, as seen in the Bible's descriptions of iron implements.

Definition: 1) iron 1a) iron 1a1) iron ore 1a2) as material of furniture, utensils, implements 2) tool of iron 3) harshness, strength, oppression (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: par.zel (פַּרְזֶל "iron" H6523)

Usage: Occurs in 70 OT verses. KJV: (ax) head, iron. See also: Genesis 4:22; 2 Chronicles 2:6; Psalms 2:9.

וּ/פַרְסֹתַ֨יִ/ךְ֙ parçâh H6541 "hoof" Conj | N-fp | Suff

A claw or split hoof, often referring to the feet of animals like cows or horses, is described by this word. It appears in Leviticus 11, where it discusses clean and unclean animals.

Definition: 1) hoof 1a) of ruminants 1b) of horses (undivided hooves)

Usage: Occurs in 16 OT verses. KJV: claw, (cloven-) footed, hoof. See also: Exodus 10:26; Deuteronomy 14:7; Isaiah 5:28.

אָשִׂ֣ים sûwm H7760 "to set" V-Qal-Imperf-1cs

נְחוּשָׁ֔ה nᵉchûwshâh H5154 "bronze" N-fs

The Hebrew word for copper or bronze, a metal made from melting copper ore, is used in the Bible to describe items like the bronze serpent in Numbers 21:9. It is also translated as brass or steel in some versions. This metal was highly valued in ancient times.

Definition: 1) copper, bronze 1a) copper (made from melting copper ore) 1b) bronze (made from copper and alloy) Aramaic equivalent: ne.chash (נְחָשׁ "bronze" H5174)

Usage: Occurs in 10 OT verses. KJV: brass, steel. Compare H5176 (נָחָשׁ). See also: Leviticus 26:19; Job 41:19; Psalms 18:35.

וַ/הֲדִקּ֖וֹת dâqaq H1854 "to crush" Conj | V-Hiphil-2fs

Means to crush or pulverize something into small pieces, like beating grain into dust or bruising something into tiny fragments.

Definition: 1) to crush, pulverise, thresh 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to crush 1a2) to be fine 1b) (Hiphil) to pulverise, make dust of 1c) (Hophal) to be crushed

Usage: Occurs in 12 OT verses. KJV: beat in pieces (small), bruise, make dust, (into) [idiom] powder, (be, very) small, stamp (small). See also: Exodus 30:36; 2 Chronicles 15:16; Isaiah 28:28.

עַמִּ֣ים ʻam H5971 "Amaw" N-mp

A people or nation is what this Hebrew word represents, like the nation of Israel in Exodus 33:13. It can also mean a tribe, troops, or attendants, and is used to describe a group of people gathered together. The word is often used to refer to the people of God.

Definition: This name means nation, people

Usage: Occurs in 1655 OT verses. KJV: folk, men, nation, people. See also: Genesis 11:6; Exodus 16:4; Leviticus 17:9.

רַבִּ֑ים rab H7227 "many" Adj

This Hebrew word means a chief or captain, someone in charge. It is used in 2 Samuel 23:19 to describe a great and powerful man. The idea is one of leadership and authority.

Definition: adj 1) much, many, great 1a) much 1b) many 1c) abounding in 1d) more numerous than 1e) abundant, enough 1f) great 1g) strong 1h) greater than adv 1i) much, exceedingly

Usage: Occurs in 443 OT verses. KJV: (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent). See also: Genesis 6:5; 1 Kings 11:1; Psalms 3:2.

וְ/הַחֲרַמְתִּ֤י châram H2763 "to devote/destroy" Conj | V-Hiphil-1cs

To devote or destroy something, like the objects the Israelites were told to destroy in Deuteronomy 7:26.

Definition: 1) to ban, devote, destroy utterly, completely destroy, dedicate for destruction, exterminate 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to prohibit (for common use), ban 1a2) to consecrate, devote, dedicate for destruction 1a3) to exterminate, completely destroy 1b) (Hophal) 1b1) to be put under the ban, be devoted to destruction 1b2) to be devoted, be forfeited 1b3) to be completely destroyed

Usage: Occurs in 48 OT verses. KJV: make accursed, consecrate, (utterly) destroy, devote, forfeit, have a flat nose, utterly (slay, make away). See also: Exodus 22:19; Joshua 11:21; Isaiah 11:15.

לַֽ/יהוָה֙ Yᵉhôvâh H3068 "The Lord" Prep | N-proper

Yehovah is another name for God, often translated as 'the Lord'. It is a national name for God in the Jewish faith. This name is used throughout the Old Testament.

Definition: Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)

Usage: Occurs in 5522 OT verses. KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה). See also: Genesis 2:4; Genesis 24:42; Exodus 8:8.

בִּצְעָ֔/ם betsaʻ H1215 "unjust-gain" N-ms | Suff

This word describes unjust gain or profit, often acquired through violence or dishonest means, as referred to in the Bible.

Definition: profit, unjust gain, gain (profit) acquired by violence

Usage: Occurs in 23 OT verses. KJV: covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit. See also: Genesis 37:26; Isaiah 56:11; Psalms 30:10.

וְ/חֵילָ֖/ם chayil H2428 "Helech" Conj | N-ms | Suff

This word represents strength, might, or power, whether physical, financial, or military. In the Bible, it's used to describe the strength of God or the wealth of a nation, as seen in Deuteronomy 8:17-18.

Definition: § Helech = "your army" a place near Arvad and Gammad

Usage: Occurs in 221 OT verses. KJV: able, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily). See also: Genesis 34:29; 2 Chronicles 13:3; Psalms 18:33.

לַ/אֲד֥וֹן ʼâdôwn H113 "lord" Prep | N-ms

The Hebrew word ʼâdôwn refers to a lord or master, and can be used to describe human leaders or God. It emphasizes the person's power and control over others or things, and is often translated as lord or master.

Definition: 1) firm, strong, lord, master 1a) lord, master 1a1) reference to men 1a1a) superintendent of household, of affairs 1a1b) master 1a1c) king 1a2) reference to God 1a2a) the Lord God 1a2b) Lord of the whole earth 1b) lords, kings 1b1) reference to men 1b1a) proprietor of hill of Samaria 1b1b) master 1b1c) husband 1b1d) prophet 1b1e) governor 1b1f) prince 1b1g) king 1b2) reference to God 1b2a) Lord of lords (probably = "thy husband, Yahweh") 1c) my lord, my master 1c1) reference to men 1c1a) master 1c1b) husband 1c1c) prophet 1c1d) prince 1c1e) king 1c1f) father 1c1g) Moses 1c1h) priest 1c1i) theophanic angel 1c1j) captain 1c1k) general recognition of superiority 1c2) reference to God 1c2a) my Lord, my Lord and my God 1c2b) Adonai (parallel with Yahweh)

Usage: Occurs in 281 OT verses. KJV: lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'. See also: Genesis 18:3; 1 Samuel 25:30; 2 Kings 6:5.

כָּל kôl H3605 "all" N-ms

The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.

Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)

Usage: Occurs in 4242 OT verses. KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). See also: Genesis 1:21; Genesis 17:10; Genesis 41:40.

הָ/אָֽרֶץ ʼerets H776 "land" Art | N-cs

The land or earth refers to the soil or ground, and can also mean a country, territory, or region. In the Bible, it is used to describe the earth and its inhabitants, and is often translated as 'land' or 'country'.

Definition: : soil 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan

Usage: Occurs in 2190 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world. See also: Genesis 1:1; Genesis 18:18; Genesis 42:13.

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Context — The Restoration of Zion

11But now many nations have assembled against you, saying, “Let her be defiled, and let us feast our eyes on Zion.” 12But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD or understand His plan, for He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.

13Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion, for I will give you horns of iron and hooves of bronze to break to pieces many peoples. Then you will devote their gain to the LORD, their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

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	Reference	Text (BSB)
1	Isaiah 41:15–16	Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff. You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
2	Daniel 2:44	In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
3	Zechariah 9:13–15	For I will bend Judah as My bow and fit it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, O Zion, against the sons of Greece. I will make you like the sword of a mighty man. Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south. The LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and roar as with wine. And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, drenched like the corners of the altar.
4	Isaiah 18:7	At that time gifts will be brought to the LORD of Hosts— from a people tall and smooth-skinned, from a people widely feared, from a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers— to Mount Zion, the place of the Name of the LORD of Hosts.
5	Isaiah 23:18	Yet her profits and wages will be set apart to the LORD; they will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live before the LORD, for abundant food and fine clothing.
6	1 Corinthians 16:2	On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.
7	Revelation 2:26–27	And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations. He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery —just as I have received authority from My Father.
8	Revelation 21:24–26	By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory. Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there. And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations.
9	Zechariah 6:5	And the angel told me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going forth from their station before the Lord of all the earth.
10	Romans 15:25–28	Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem to serve the saints there. For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem. They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings. So after I have completed this service and have safely delivered this bounty to them, I will set off to Spain by way of you.

Micah 4:13 Summary

[This verse is a call to action for God's people to stand up and trust Him for the power to overcome their enemies, just like the Daughter of Zion in Micah 4:13. God promises to give His people the strength they need, like 'horns of iron and hooves of bronze', to break through the challenges they face (as seen in Deuteronomy 33:17). As we trust God and obey His call, we can bring glory to Him and devote our lives to His purposes, just like it says in Micah 4:13 and Isaiah 23:18. By trusting God and standing on His promises, we can experience victory and bring honor to His name, as described in Revelation 20:1-6.]

Frequently Asked Questions

What does it mean to 'rise and thresh' in Micah 4:13?

To rise and thresh means to stand up and take action against the enemies of God, using the strength and power He provides, as seen in Micah 4:13 and supported by verses like Deuteronomy 33:17 and Psalm 75:10.

What are the 'horns of iron and hooves of bronze' given to the Daughter of Zion?

The horns of iron and hooves of bronze represent the strength and power given by God to His people to overcome and defeat their enemies, as stated in Micah 4:13, similar to the empowering described in Ezekiel 34:17-22 and Zechariah 10:3-5.

Why are the nations gathered against the Daughter of Zion, and what is God's plan for them?

The nations are gathered against the Daughter of Zion in ignorance of God's plan, as stated in Micah 4:11-12, but God's plan is to use His people to break and defeat these nations, as seen in Micah 4:13, and then to devote their wealth to Himself, as described in Isaiah 23:18 and Isaiah 60:5-6.

How does this verse relate to the bigger picture of God's plan for His people?

This verse is part of a larger promise of God's ultimate victory and reign, as seen in verses like Isaiah 2:2-4 and Revelation 20:1-6, where God's people are empowered to overcome their enemies and bring glory to God.

Reflection Questions

What does it mean for me to 'rise and thresh' in my own life, and how can I trust God for the strength and power to do so?
How can I practically devote the 'gain' and 'wealth' of my life to the Lord, as described in Micah 4:13?
In what ways am I like the Daughter of Zion, and how can I trust God to empower me to overcome the challenges I face?
What does this verse teach me about God's heart for His people, and how can I reflect that heart in my own life and relationships?

Gill's Exposition on Micah 4:13

Arise, and thresh, O daughter of Zion,.... The nations gathered against her, and now laid together on the floor as sheaves to be threshed.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Micah 4:13

Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and

Matthew Poole's Commentary on Micah 4:13

Arise: this imperative may be read in the future tense, and so be an express promise; it is, however, an implicit promise made to the daughter of Zion, the Jewish church, type of the gospel catholic church, that she shall be raised out of a captive, low, and oppressed state, and this shall be by the reviving power of her God. Thresh; so in a decorum to the metaphor, , used to express the gathering of the enemy into the floor to be broken: the future strength of the church, employed successfully (more by the arm of her Redeemer than her own) in the subduing and breaking her enemies, is here foretold and promised, as it is also . Christ will thus punish his enemies. So Babylon typical, as threatened , was beat to pieces; and so shall antitypical Babylon in due time be broken as straw that is thrashed into smallest pieces like chaff. I will make thine horn iron: some taking this for the horny part of the hoof of the ox which did tread out the corn, make it to be in sense the same with the hoofs made brass; but they that take it as our version doth, for the horn properly taken, with which the horned beasts do push and thrust down, break, or wound, do express the power and strength of the church firm as iron to beat down her enemies. I will make thy hoofs brass: by this figurative speech is the strength of Zion expressed, by which she treads under foot, and breaks the power of enemies into pieces that it shall never be repaired, as straw that is thrashed in the floor and broken like chaff. Thou shalt beat in pieces; in the times after the rebuilding of Jerusalem the Jews grew to such strength, that in their wars they did, especially in the Maccabees’ time, break their enemies in pieces. But here is a mystical and spiritual sense of these words, as they refer to the Messiah’ s kingdom, in which he will break hard hearts by the power of his word, and convert sinners to himself; and by the power of his almighty arm will defend and support his own subjects, whilst he doth by invincible strength throw down and trample into dust his and their enemies. And this power he hath sometimes evidently exercised already, in the various deliverances he hath wrought for his people, which stand recorded in the church histories. Of this strength you may truly say what is reported of the inscription in the cross appearing to Constantine, In this thou shalt conquer. Many people; such as were enemies in disposition and carriage towards the Jews though neighbours in their situation; these were both many and mighty enemies: such Christ’ s church hath to contest with, and such Christ will conqueror for his church, for he it is who goeth forth conquering and to conquer, ; and all his enemies shall be made his footstool, .

Trapp's Commentary on Micah 4:13

Micah 4:13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.Ver. 13. Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion] "Go in this thy might" (wherewith thou so lustily threshest out thy wheat by the winepress, said the angel to Gideon, Judges 6:14), and thresh the Midianites another while, "thou shalt smite them as one man," Judges 6:16; thresh them as the sheaves of the floor, that lie ready for the flail, or, as the custom of those countries was, Deuteronomy 25:4 1 Corinthians 9:9 1 Timothy 5:18, for oxen to tread out, or the wheel to turn over, Isaiah 28:28. For I will make thine horn iron, &c.] So that thou shalt do great exploits, by mine assistance, against Sennacherib, Antiochus, and other enemies subdued and threshed down to straw by the valiant Maccabees. Spiritualiter etiam hoc intelligendum, saith Sa. here; this is also spiritually to be understood of converting people to the faith, separata palea infidelitatis. This the apostles did vigorously and effectually, being furnished by Christ with horns of iron and hoofs of brass; with spiritual courage and mettle, whereby they did soon beat in pieces many people, and brought them to Christ by the obedience of faith, together with all their wealth and substance, which they cheerfully consecrate unto the Lord of the whole earth. This was typified of old by the tabernacle built with the spoils of the Egyptians; and by David’ s dedicating to the Lord the gold and silver which in great abundance he had taken from the enemies, 2 Samuel 8:11. It is prophesied of Tyre, that being converted, she should find another manner of merchandise than formerly, viz. to feed and clothe God’ s poor with durable clothing, Isaiah 23:18. The centurion, when once he became a proselyte, built the Jewish synagogues, that had been thrown down by Antiochus, Luke 7:5. Constantine the Great was bountiful to the Church above measure, insomuch as that he was by the heathens in scorn called Pupillus, orphan, as if he had wanted a guardian to overrule and order his expenses. Sed refriguit hoc studium hodie in magistratibus plerisque, as Gualther here complaineth, and not without cause. The Church is not only scanted, but spoiled of her revenues; and that which was piously consecrated is impiously converted to other uses, &c. Thus he.

Ellicott's Commentary on Micah 4:13

(13) Arise and thresh.—Micah, having likened Israel to the sheaves safely gathered, pursues the metaphor by calling upon the daughter of Zion to thresh her enemies after the manner of oxen treading out the corn; and under the symbolism of the horn—the weapon of strength—he promises that God will strengthen her for the work I will consecrate.—The better reading is that of the LXX., Vulg., and some ancient versions, which give the second person, Thou shalt consecrate their gain unto the Lord. The termination, indicating the first person in our Hebrew Version, may be a form of the old second person feminine, of which there are other examples.

Adam Clarke's Commentary on Micah 4:13

Verse 13. Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion] This refers to the subject of the preceding verse. When God shall have gathered together all thy enemies, as into the threshing-floor, he will give thee commission and power to get a complete victory over them, and reduce them to servitude. And that thou mayest be able to do this, he will be on thy side as a powerful helper; here signified by the metaphors, iron horns, and brazen hoofs. Thou shalt have power, authority, and unconquerable strength; for thine enemies shall be no more against thee than the corn against oxen shod with brass, or a puny animal against the horn of a fierce bull tipped with iron. I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord] What they have taken from thee in the way of spoil shall be restored; and again consecrated unto the service of him who will show himself to be the Lord, the Supreme Governor of the whole earth. Was not this prediction fulfilled when Cyrus gave the Jews permission to return to their own land, and gave them back the sacred vessels of the temple which Nebuchadnezzar had carried away? The Maccabees and their successors recovered much of the booty of which the neighbouring nations had deprived the Jews; and the treasure taken was devoted to Jehovah. The first verse of the next chapter should conclude this. Micah 5:1

Cambridge Bible on Micah 4:13

13. thresh] A figurative expression for ‘conquer’ (comp. Isaiah 41:15, Jeremiah 51:33), based on the barbarous custom of torturing those who had been taken captives in war (2 Samuel 12:31, Amos 1:3). It may be called a phraseological ‘survival. horn] Another figure for victorious might; comp. Deuteronomy 33:17. hoofs] Alluding to the custom of employing oxen to tread out the corn; comp. Deuteronomy 25:4, 1 Corinthians 5:9. Sometimes however a machine was used (see above). many people] Rather, many peoples. I will consecrate] Rather, thou shalt (so the ancient versions rightly render, comp. Gesenius, Hebr. Gram. § 47, Rem. 5) devote. See Leviticus 27:28, “every devoted thing is most holy unto the Lord.” The term ‘devoted thing’ is applied sometimes to lifeless objects (e.g. Leviticus 27:21), and sometimes to living (e.g. 1 Samuel 15:21, 1 Kings 20:42). In the latter case, devotion, strictly speaking, involved destruction, i.e. the restitution to the Lord of life of that breath which He for a time had granted.

Barnes' Notes on Micah 4:13

Arise - (It may be,) from the dust in which they were lying, “I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass.” Threshing in the East is partly with oxen, partly with wheels of iron, or

Whedon's Commentary on Micah 4:13

Deliverance of Jerusalem; destruction of the enemy, 11-13.This picture, like the preceding, starts from the present calamity and ends with a promise of complete victory.

Sermons on Micah 4:13

	Sermon	Description
	Service and Servanthood of the Lord - Part 7 of 8 by T. Austin-Sparks	In this sermon, the speaker discusses the significance of the sharp threshing instrument in the ministry of Jesus. The instrument represents the dividing line between the false and
	Psalm 114 by Henry Law	Henry Law preaches on the greatness and glory of God as shown in His dealings with Israel, highlighting their deliverance from Egypt and consecration as a peculiar people, drawing
	A Bar of Steel by Charles E. Cowman	Charles E. Cowman preaches on the transformative process of God's refining work in our lives, using the analogy of a bar of steel being shaped into valuable tools through intense d
	(Common Market) the Time of Thr Toes Appearing by Willie Mullan	In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the power and authority of the word of God, stating that it will ultimately rule the world. He highlights the importance of getting everyone
	(Daniel) Nebuchadnezzar's Dream by David Guzik	In this sermon, the preacher discusses the dream of King Nebuchadnezzar as recorded in the book of Daniel. The dream involves a great image with different parts made of gold, silve
	Nebuchadnezzars Dream by Peter Bisset	In this sermon, the preacher draws parallels between the story of Daniel and the plight of sinners who are under the sentence of death. He emphasizes that it doesn't matter what me
	Worship and Lord's Table - Part 6 by Bakht Singh	In this sermon delivered by Lord Sarvant, the message focuses on the importance of examining ourselves and searching our hearts as we begin a new year. The Lord's table, symbolized