And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep; who, if he go through, treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
Micah 5:6 And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our border.
Micah 5:7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples as dew from Jehovah, as showers upon the grass, that tarry not for man, nor wait for the sons of men.
Micah 5:8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep; who, if he go through, treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
Micah 5:9 Let thy hand be lifted up above thine adversaries, and let all thine enemies be cut off.
Micah 5:10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Jehovah, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and will destroy thy chariots:
The verse centers on "sheep", "remnant", "jacob", "shall", "nations", "midst", "peoples", and "lion". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sheep" and "remnant", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And the remnant of Jacob shall be..." into verse 9's "Let thy hand be lifted up above...", so "sheep" and "remnant" belong inside that flow. In Micah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sheep" and "remnant" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.