Micah 5:13

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

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

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.

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

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

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
I will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you, so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands.
KJV
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.
WEB
I will cut off your engraved images and your pillars from among you; and you shall no more worship the work of your hands.
ASV
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;
DARBY
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.
BLB
And I will cut off your carved images and your sacred pillars from among you, and you will not bow down anymore to the work of your hands.
ÅB
Jeg vil utrydde de utskårne bildene dine
og støttene dine fra landet.
Du skal ikke mer tilbe det hendene dine har laget.
OTB
Jeg vil fjerne dine utskårne bilder
Og dine minnesmerker fra blant deg,
Slik at du ikke lenger skal bøye deg ned
For dine henders verk.
B1930
Og jeg vil utrydde dine utskårne billeder og dine billedstøtter av ditt land, og du skal ikke mere tilbede dine henders verk.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 6:9

    And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.

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  • Ezekiel 36:25

    Then will I 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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  • Zechariah 13:2

    And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.

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  • 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 dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.

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  • Hosea 14:3

    Asshur 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.

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  • 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:

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  • Isaiah 17:7–8

    At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.

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  • Hosea 2:16–17

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

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