Micah 5:11 (YLT)

Passage

And I have cut off the cities of thy land, And I have thrown down all thy fortresses,

Nearby Context

Micah 5:9 High is thy hand above thine adversaries, And all thine enemies are cut off.

Micah 5:10 And it hath come to pass in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah, I have cut off thy horses from thy midst, And I have destroyed thy chariots,

Micah 5:11 And I have cut off the cities of thy land, And I have thrown down all thy fortresses,

Micah 5:12 And have cut off sorcerers out of thy hand, And observers of clouds thou hast none.

Micah 5:13 And I have cut off thy graven images, And thy standing-pillars out of thy midst, And thou dost not bow thyself any more To the work of thy hands.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cities", "land", "thrown", "down", and "fortresses". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cities" and "land", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And it hath come to pass in..." into verse 12's "And have cut off sorcerers out of...", so "cities" and "land" 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 "cities" and "land" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.