Micah 5:9
New International Version
Your hand will be lifted up in triumph over your enemies, and all your foes will be destroyed.

New Living Translation
The people of Israel will stand up to their foes, and all their enemies will be wiped out.

English Standard Version
Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries, and all your enemies shall be cut off.

Berean Standard Bible
Your hand will be lifted over your foes, and all your enemies will be cut off.

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

New King James Version
Your hand shall be lifted against your adversaries, And all your enemies shall be cut off.

New American Standard Bible
Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries, And all your enemies will be eliminated.

NASB 1995
Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries, And all your enemies will be cut off.

NASB 1977
Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries, And all your enemies will be cut off.

Legacy Standard Bible
Your hand will be raised up against your adversaries, And all your enemies will be cut off.

Amplified Bible
Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries, And all your enemies shall be cut off and destroyed.

Christian Standard Bible
Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries, and all your enemies will be destroyed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries, and all your enemies will be destroyed.

American Standard Version
Let thy hand be lifted up above thine adversaries, and let all thine enemies be cut off.

Contemporary English Version
they will be helpless, completely destroyed.

English Revised Version
Let thine hand be lifted up above thine adversaries, and let all thine enemies be cut off.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You will use your power against your opponents, and all your enemies will be destroyed.

Good News Translation
Israel will conquer her enemies and destroy them all.

International Standard Version
You will turn your power against your adversaries, and all of your enemies will be cut down."

Majority Standard Bible
Your hand will be lifted over your foes, and all your enemies will be cut off.

NET Bible
Lift your hand triumphantly against your adversaries; may all your enemies be destroyed!

New Heart English Bible
Let your hand be lifted up above your adversaries, and let all of your enemies be cut off.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thy hand shall be lifted up upon thy adversaries, and all thy enemies shall be cut off.

World English Bible
Let your hand be lifted up above your adversaries, and let all of your enemies be cut off.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
High is your hand above your adversaries, "" And all your enemies are cut off.

Young's Literal Translation
High is thy hand above thine adversaries, And all thine enemies are cut off.

Smith's Literal Translation
Thy hand shall be raised up against thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thy hand shall be lifted up over thy enemies, and all thy enemies shall be cut off.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Your hand will be exalted over your enemies, and all your adversaries will pass away.

New American Bible
Your hand shall be lifted above your foes, and all your enemies shall be cut down.

New Revised Standard Version
Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries, and all your enemies shall be cut off.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Your hand shall be lifted up against your adversaries, and all your enemies shall perish.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Your hand shall be lifted up against your haters and all your enemies shall be destroyed
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Let Thy hand be lifted up above Thine adversaries, And let all Thine enemies be cut off.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thine hand shall be lifted up against them that afflict thee, and all thine enemies shall be utterly destroyed.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Remnant of Jacob
8Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them. 9Your hand will be lifted over your foes, and all your enemies will be cut off. 10“In that day,” declares the LORD, “I will remove your horses from among you and wreck your chariots.…

Cross References
Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

Isaiah 54:17
No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.

Psalm 18:40
You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me.

Psalm 110:1-2
A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.” / The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”

Zechariah 10:5
They will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame.

Jeremiah 51:20-23
“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin. / With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver. / With you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden. ...

Isaiah 10:24-27
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “O My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear Assyria, who strikes you with a rod and lifts his staff against you as the Egyptians did. / For in just a little while My fury against you will subside, and My anger will turn to their destruction.” / And the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them, as when He struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt. ...

Isaiah 11:4
but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.

Psalm 2:9
You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”

Psalm 44:5
Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies.

Isaiah 49:25-26
Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved; I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children. / I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Isaiah 60:12
For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.

Luke 1:71-74
salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us, / to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant, / the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us ...

Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

1 Corinthians 15:25
For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.


Treasury of Scripture

Your hand shall be lifted up on your adversaries, and all your enemies shall be cut off.

hand.

Psalm 21:8
Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

Psalm 106:26
Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:

Isaiah 1:25
And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:

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Your hand
In the Hebrew context, the "hand" often symbolizes power, strength, and action. The phrase "your hand" here signifies the empowerment and authority given by God to His people. Historically, the hand of God is seen as a source of deliverance and victory, as in the Exodus narrative where God's hand led the Israelites out of Egypt. This phrase reassures believers of God's active role in their lives, providing them with the strength to overcome adversities.

will be lifted
The act of lifting one's hand is a gesture of triumph and dominance. In ancient warfare, a lifted hand could signal victory or the readiness to strike. This phrase suggests a divinely assured victory over adversaries. It is a call to confidence for the faithful, reminding them that their struggles are not in vain and that God is orchestrating their triumph.

over your foes
The term "foes" refers to adversaries or enemies. In the biblical narrative, foes are often those who oppose God's people and His purposes. This phrase indicates that the opposition faced by the faithful will be subdued. It is a promise of divine justice and protection, reinforcing the belief that God stands with His people against all forms of evil.

and all your enemies
The word "enemies" here encompasses all who stand against God's will and His people. It is a comprehensive term that includes both physical and spiritual adversaries. This phrase emphasizes the totality of God's victory, leaving no room for any enemy to prevail. It serves as a reminder of the ultimate triumph of good over evil, as assured by God's covenant with His people.

will be cut off
The phrase "cut off" is a strong expression of complete removal or destruction. In the Hebrew language, it often implies a decisive and irreversible action. This phrase assures believers of the finality of God's judgment against their enemies. It is a powerful promise of deliverance, encouraging the faithful to trust in God's ultimate plan for justice and peace.

Verse 9. - The prophet's exulting prayer for the success of his people. Thine band shall be, etc.; rather, let thine hand be lifted up; and so in the next clause, "let thine enemies be out off." The phrase, "high be thy hand upon, or over," recalls the expression in Exodus 14:8, "The children of Israel went out with an high hand" (comp. Numbers 33:3; Isaiah 26:11; and our idiom, "to get the upper hand"). (For the promise contained in the prayer, see Isaiah 60:12.)

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Your hand
יָדְךָ֖ (yā·ḏə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

will be lifted
תָּרֹ֥ם (tā·rōm)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise

over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

your foes,
צָרֶ֑יךָ (ṣā·re·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6862: Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent

and all
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

your enemies
אֹיְבֶ֖יךָ (’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary

will be cut off.
יִכָּרֵֽתוּ׃ (yik·kā·rê·ṯū)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant


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