"Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel …" — Micah 5:1

Micah 5:1 · KJV

“Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.”

— Micah 5:1

Verse 2

But thou, Bethlehem 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. {everlasting: Heb. the days of eternity}

Micah 5 — Context

Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

Therefore will he give them up, until the time {that} she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.

Cross References

Lamentations 3:30

He giveth {his} cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.

Isaiah 33:22

For the LORD {is} our judge, the LORD {is} our lawgiver, the LORD {is} our king; he will save us. {lawgiver: Heb. statutemaker}

John 19:3

And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.

Job 16:10

They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.

Matthew 26:67

Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?

John 18:22

And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so? {with...: or, with a rod}

2 Corinthians 11:20

For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour {you}, if a man take {of you}, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.

Acts 23:2

And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.