Micah 5:15 (GNV)

Passage

And I will execute a vegeance in my wrath and indignation vpon the heathen, which they haue not heard.

Nearby Context

Micah 5:13 Thine idoles also will I cut off, and thine images out of the middes of thee: and thou shalt no more worship the woorke of thine hands.

Micah 5:14 And I wil plucke vp thy groues out of the middes of thee: so will I destroy thine enemies.

Micah 5:15 And I will execute a vegeance in my wrath and indignation vpon the heathen, which they haue not heard.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "execute", "vegeance", "wrath", "indignation", "vpon", "heathen", "haue", and "heard". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "execute" and "vegeance", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And I wil plucke vp thy groues...", giving immediate footing for "execute" and "vegeance". In Micah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "execute" and "vegeance" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.