מיכה ה׳:ז׳-י״ד

כְּאַרְיֵה בְּבַהֲמוֹת יַעַר. כָּךְ יְהִי מַלְכָּם שַׁלִּיט בַּכֹּל:

like a lion among the beasts of the forest—So will their king rule over all.

וְרָמַס וְטָרַף. רָמַס הִיא דְרִיסַת הָאֲרִי כְּשֶׁהוּא רָעֵב וְאוֹכְלוֹ בִּמְקוֹמוֹ, וְטָרַף הוּא כְּשֶׁנּוֹשֵׂא אֶת הַטֶּרֶף לִמְעוֹנוֹתָיו בִּשְׁבִיל גּוּרוֹתָיו וּלְבִיאוֹתָיו:

which treads down and tears in pieces Heb. רָמַס. This is the lion’s treading down [an animal] when he [the lion] is hungry and eating it in its place. Tearing (טָרַף) is when he carries the prey to his den for his cubs and his lionesses.

וְהִכְרַתִּי סוּסֶיךָ. הִיא עֶזְרַת מִצְרַיִם שֶׁאַתֶּם נִשְׁעָנִים עֲלֵיהֶם לְהַמְצִיאֲכֶם סוּסִים:

that I will cut your horses—the Egyptian aid upon which you rely to supply you with horses.

וְהִכְרַתִּי עָרֵי אַרְצֶךָ. וְלֹא תִצְטָרֵךְ לְעָרֵי מִבְצָר:

And I will destroy your cities—And you will no longer need fortified cities.

וְהִשְׁמַדְתִּי עָרֶיךָ. ״וַאֲשֵׁיצֵי בַּעֲלֵי דְבָבָךְ״, וְכֵן (ישעיהו יד:כא) ״וּמָלְאוּ פְנֵי תֵבֵל עָרִים״ וְכֵן (שמואל א כח) ״וַיְהִי עָרֶךָ״:

and I will destroy your enemies Heb. עָרֶיךָ. Jonathan renders: And I will destroy your enemies. Similarly, (Isa. 14:21) “And fill the surface of the earth with enemies (עָרִים),” and (I Sam. 28:16) “And has become your adversary (עָרֶךָ).”