Micah 5:6

And they shall waste the land of Assyria, representative of all the hosts which rise up against the Lord, with the sword and the land of Nimrod, who was the founder of the first great world monarchy, in the entrances thereof, or, "with his gates," the overthrow of the gates signifying the capture of the entire city and country; thus shall He deliver us from the Assyrian, from all the powers of evil, when He cometh into our land, and when He treadeth within our borders. The enemies of the Lord may plan an invasion of His holy territory and even effect an entrance, but their eventual overthrow is sure to come. That these statements concerning the warfare of the Lord with His enemies do not conflict with the prophecy of 4:2-3 is evident at once when we consider that in the former passage the representatives of the nations as chosen by the Lord for His own are pictured in their search for the Kingdom, while the present passage speaks of the overthrow of such as persistently refuse to accept the Messiah.