Micah 5:10 (LSB)

Passage

“And it will be in that day,” declares Yahweh, “That I will cut off your horses from among you And destroy your chariots.

Nearby Context

Micah 5:8 Then the remnant of Jacob Will be among the nations, Among many peoples Like a lion among the beasts of the forest, Like a young lion among flocks of sheep, Which, if it passes through, Tramples down and tears, And there is none to deliver.

Micah 5:9 Your hand will be raised up against your adversaries, And all your enemies will be cut off.

Micah 5:10 “And it will be in that day,” declares Yahweh, “That I will cut off your horses from among you And destroy your chariots.

Micah 5:11 And I will cut off the cities of your land And pull down all your fortifications.

Micah 5:12 And I will cut off sorceries from your hand, And you will have soothsaying no more.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "declares", "yahweh", "horses", "destroy", and "chariots". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "declares" and "yahweh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Your hand will be raised up against..." into verse 11's "And I will cut off the cities...", so "declares" and "yahweh" belong inside that flow. In Micah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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