Micah 5:14 Meaning and Explanation
“And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does Micah 5:14 Mean?
The purge concludes with the sacred groves, the wooden poles and planted shrines of corrupt worship, which God will pluck up by the roots. With them He will also destroy the cities entangled in such practices.
To pluck up by the roots is to deal with sin thoroughly, not merely to trim its surface. God does not leave the seeds of idolatry in the ground to spring up again. The verse pictures a cleansing that goes deep, and it invites the reader to let God uproot, and not merely prune, whatever in the heart competes with Him.
Micah 5:14 in the Original Language
asherah (אֲשֵׁרָה), 'grove' -- a wooden cult object or sacred pole used in corrupt worship.
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What does Micah 5:14 mean?
God will uproot the sacred groves of false worship and bring down the cities tied to them.