Micah 5:10-13

The Lord Will Purify His People

5:10 “In that day,” says the Lord,

“I will destroy ¹  your horses from your midst,

and smash your chariots.

5:11 I will destroy the cities of your land,

and tear down all your fortresses.

5:12 I will remove the sorcery ²  that you practice, ³ 

and you will no longer have omen readers living among you. ⁴ 

5:13 I will remove your idols and sacred pillars from your midst;

you will no longer worship what your own hands made.

[5:10]  ¹ tn Heb “cut off” (also in the following verse).

[5:12]  ² tn Heb “magic charms” (so NCV, TEV); NIV, NLT “witchcraft”; NAB “the means of divination.” The precise meaning of this Hebrew word is uncertain, but note its use in Isa 47:9, 12.

[5:12]  ³ tn Heb “from your hands.”

[5:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “and you will not have omen-readers.”