Micah 5:13 (KJV)

Passage

Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.

Nearby Context

Micah 5:11 And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:

Micah 5:12 And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:

Micah 5:13 Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.

Micah 5:14 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.

Micah 5:15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "graven", "images", "standing", "midst", "thee", "thou", and "shalt". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "graven" and "images", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And I will cut off witchcrafts out..." into verse 14's "And I will pluck up thy groves...", so "graven" and "images" 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 "graven" and "images" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.