Micah 5:13

What does Micah 5:13 mean?

A plain-English look at Micah 5:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and I will cut off thy graven images and thy pillars out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thy hands;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and I will cut off thy graven images and thy pillars out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thy hands;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And I will have your images and your pillars cut off from you; and you will no longer give worship to the work of your hands.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: and will crush thy cities.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy statues out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more bow down to the work of thy hands.

Context

v.12And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thy hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:

v.13This passage

v.14and I will pluck up thine Asherim out of the midst of thee; and I will destroy thy cities.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 17:7

    In that day shall men look unto their Maker, and their eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.

  • Hosea 14:3

    Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses; neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods; for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

  • Isaiah 2:8

    Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made.

  • Hosea 2:16

    And it shall be at that day, saith Jehovah, that thou shalt call me Ishi, and shalt call me no more Baali.

  • Ezekiel 37:23

    neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions; but I will save them out of all their dwelling-places, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.

  • Ezekiel 36:25

    And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

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