InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse Mic C1 C2 C3 C4 C6 C7
Mic 5 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15
People tagged in the matching LV passage: God
OET-LV (MIC 5:9) [fn] And_it_was in_day (the)_that the_utterance_of YHWH and_I_will_cut_off horses_of_your from_midst_of_your and_I_will_destroy chariots_of_your.
5:9 Note: KJB: Mic.5.10
OET (OET-RV) ⇔ Yahweh declares: “At that time,
⇔ I’ll wipe out your horses
⇔ ≈ and demolish your chariots.
This section is another prophecy. In this prophecy, the LORD spoke directly to the people of Israel.This is the interpretation of a large majority of commentators. These include NICOT, A&F, NAC, UBS, EBC, CBC, WBC, ZIBBC, Waltke 2007 and others. Some commentators suggest that the referent here is not Israel but ungodly nations. For example, see Achtemeier. However the latter interpretation has little to support it and is not clearly followed in versions. In 5:10–11, he told them that he would take away the military equipment and other things that they relied on instead of him. In 5:12–14, he said that he would end all sorcery and idol worship in Israel in order to purify their worship of him. In 5:15, he told about his intention to punish other nations that did not obey him.UBS (page 222).
Here are some other examples of section headings:
The Lord will Purify His People (NET)
Idols Will Be Destroyed in Israel (CEV)
“In that day,” declares the LORD,
¶ Yahweh declares, “At that time
¶ “In that future time,” says Yahweh,
“In that day,” declares the LORD: This phrase starts the new prophecy. The same phrase is also in 4:6a (“On that day”). See the notes there for more information.Many commentators believe that this prophecy refers to the Messianic age talked about in 5:2–5.For example, Davis (page 114), TOTC (page 206), and ABC (page 1081).
Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:
The Lord says, “At that time (GNT)
“When that day comes,” declares the Lord (GW)
(combined/reordered)
I will destroy the horses and chariots that you use when you wage war.
Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:
10b I will remove your horses from among you
10cand wreck your chariots.
In these parallel lines, the LORD spoke about objects that the people relied on in war. He will take them away so that they will instead rely on him.
remove…from among you: Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:
I will destroy the horses from your midst (NAB)
I will take your horses from you (NCV)
Some versions leave the phrase from among you implied. For example:
I will slaughter your horses (NLT)
remove…wreck: The word remove is the same Hebrew word translated as “cut off” in 5:9b. See the notes there for more information. In this context, both terms mean “destroy.”
Here are some other ways to translate these words:
I will destroy your horses from your midst, and smash your chariots. (NET)
I will take your horses from you and destroy your chariots. (NCV)
horses…chariots: Both horses and chariots were used in war. A chariot was like a cart that carried a soldier and his weapons. Horses pulled the chariots and were sometimes ridden by soldiers.UBS (page 220) and NIDOTTE #5324 (Volume 3, pages 1109–1110).
In some languages, it may be more natural to combine and/or reorder these parallel lines. For example:
The Lord said: At that time I will wipe out your cavalry and chariots (CEV)
“I will remove your horses from among you
I will take away your(sing/plur) horses from you
“I will destroy your war horses
and wreck your chariots.
and destroy the chariots that you(sing/plur) use for war.
and will break your chariots into pieces.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
וְהָיָ֤ה בַיּוֹם הַהוּא֙
and=it_was in,day (the)=that
Micah is using on that day as a common expression of the culture to mean “at that time.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And it will be when that happens]
Note 2 topic: writing-quotations
נְאֻם יְהוָ֔ה
declares_of YHWH
Micah is using the declaration of Yahweh to indicate that what follows is a direct quotation from Yahweh. In your translation, use a natural way of indicating direct quotations in your language.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
סוּסֶ֖יךָ מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ וְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖י מַרְכְּבֹתֶֽיךָ
horses_of,your from,midst_of,your and,I_will_destroy chariots_of,your
Here, horses and chariots represent “military power.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [your military power and I will destroy your means of waging war]
Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns
סוּסֶ֖יךָ מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ
horses_of,your from,midst_of,your
The pronoun your refers to the people of Israel, whom Yahweh is addressing here. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [your horses from your midst, people of Israel]
OET-LV (MIC 5:9) [fn] And_it_was in_day (the)_that the_utterance_of YHWH and_I_will_cut_off horses_of_your from_midst_of_your and_I_will_destroy chariots_of_your.
5:9 Note: KJB: Mic.5.10
OET (OET-RV) ⇔ Yahweh declares: “At that time,
⇔ I’ll wipe out your horses
⇔ ≈ and demolish your chariots.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.