Micah 5:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"I will rootוְנָתַשְׁתִּ֥י
(ve·na·tash·ti)
5428: to pull or pluck up, root outa prim. root
out your Asherimאֲשֵׁירֶ֖יךָ
(a·shei·rei·cha)
842: a Phoenician goddess, also an image of the sameof foreign origin
from amongמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ
(mik·kir·be·cha;)
7130: inward part, midstfrom an unused word
you And destroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֖י
(ve·hish·mad·ti)
8045: to be exterminated or destroyeda prim. root
your cities.עָרֶֽיךָ׃
(a·rei·cha.)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And I will pluck up
nathash  (naw-thash')
to tear away -- destroy, forsake, pluck (out, up, by the roots), pull up, root out (up), utterly.
thy groves
'asherah  (ash-ay-raw')
happy; Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same -- grove.
out of the midst
qereb  (keh'-reb)
the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
of thee so will I destroy
shamad  (shaw-mad')
to desolate -- destory(-uction), bring to nought, overthrow, perish, pluck down, utterly.
thy cities
`ar  (awr)
a foe (as watchful for mischief) -- enemy.
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"I will root out your Asherim from among you And destroy your cities.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will pull up the Asherah poles from among you and demolish your cities.

International Standard Version
I will uproot your cultic gods from you, and I will tear down your cities.

NET Bible
I will uproot your images of Asherah from your midst, and destroy your idols.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will pull out your poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah. I will wipe out your cities.

King James 2000 Bible
And I will pluck up your idol poles out of your midst: so will I destroy your cities.
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