What is the context of Micah 5:2?

Micah 5:2 is found in Micah chapter 5, verse 2. Micah is part of the Old Testament. Read the full chapter at thelivingsword.org/read/micah/5.

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Q: What does Micah 5:2 mean?

Micah 5:2 (KJV) reads: "But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting." — This verse is from Micah in the Old Testament. Read the full in-depth commentary at thelivingsword.org/commentary/micah/5/2.

Q: What does "But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among t…" mean in the Bible?

This is Micah 5:2 from the King James Version. Read the full in-depth commentary and application notes at The Living Sword Bible: thelivingsword.org/commentary/micah/5/2.

“But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.”
Micah 5:2 (King James Version)

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Micah 5:2 is verse 2 of chapter 5 in the Book of Micah, part of the Old Testament. In the King James Version (1611), it reads: “But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.”

Micah 5:2 (King James Version): "But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting." Micah 5:2 appears in the Book of Micah, Old Testament, chapter 5, verse 2. The Book of Micah was written by Nehemiah (c. 445–420 BC). Nehemiah is one of Scripture's greatest leadership books. A cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes, Nehemiah heard that Jerusalem's walls were broken down and its people in disgrace — and wept, fasted, and prayed for four months before boldly asking the king to send him to rebuild. In 52 days — against intense opposition from Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem — the walls of Jerusalem were rebuilt. N Key themes in Micah include: rebuilding, prayer, leadership, opposition, covenant. To study Micah 5:2 in depth — including word-by-word analysis in the original Hebrew and Aramaic, cross-references, multiple translations (KJV, WEB, Geneva, ASV, YLT, Darby), and AI-powered commentary — visit The Living Sword Bible at thelivingsword.org.

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