Micah 5:9 (KJV)

Passage

Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.

Nearby Context

Micah 5:7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.

Micah 5:8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

Micah 5:9 Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.

Micah 5:10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots:

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thine", "hand", "shall", "lifted", "upon", and "adversaries". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thine" and "hand", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And the remnant of Jacob shall be..." into verse 10's "And it shall come to pass in...", so "thine" and "hand" 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 "thine" and "hand" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.