Micah 5:15 (LSB)

Passage

And I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath On the nations which have not listened.”

Nearby Context

Micah 5:13 And I will cut off your graven images And your sacred pillars from among you So that you will no longer worship The work of your hands.

Micah 5:14 And I will uproot your Asherim from among you And eradicate your cities.

Micah 5:15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath On the nations which have not listened.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "execute", "vengeance", "anger", "wrath", "nations", and "listened". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "execute" and "vengeance", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And I will uproot your Asherim from...", giving immediate footing for "execute" and "vengeance". 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 "vengeance" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.