Verse Lens · Context pointer
Micah 5:11 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 11. 11And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:
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Role in This Section
This verse continues the purge through cities and strongholds.
Read It With
- Micah 5:10-15
Read Micah 5:11 with 5:10-15. This verse continues the purge through cities and strongholds. The complete unit establishes this movement: Before vengeance reaches disobedient nations, the LORD removes Israel's own military infrastructure, fortified self-reliance, divination, and handmade worship, placing purification before any outward judgment.
Why It Needs Context
This verse continues the purge through cities and strongholds. That contribution depends on Micah 5:10-15; isolated teaching would detach this line from the complete poetic movement.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Micah 5:10-15 — The LORD Removes Military and Cultic RelianceSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: Micah 5:10-15, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Micah
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording, morphology, clause relationships, wordplays, names, and the base text behind translation discussion.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Mic.xml, 5:10-15
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