Matthew Poole and continuators on Micah 5:11

11 And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds.

The Lord thy God, and thy Saviour.

Cut off the occasion of thy fortifying thy Cities as heretofore thou hast done, thou shalt dwell in unwalled Towns, and need no other defence than what I am to thee.

Demolish all thy Forts, and Watch-Towers, and Frontier-Guards: These here mentioned are means of defence against Enemies assaults in which I[illegible: 1 letter]ra[illegible: 1 letter]l had too much trusted, the others before-mentioned, ver. 10. are offensive preparations for annoying the Enemy; but in the day of that Peace here spoken of, there should be no Enemy should invade the people of God to put them on their defence, nor should they have any need to attempt upon their Enemies, and though these means are lawful to be used, yet shall it be the happiness of Gods people not to need them, for their God, their Lord is their Saviour in midst of them, and he will cut off Enemies round about them, so that vertually this is a promise to Israel, that his Adversaries should be destroyed, and so his fears disappear.