Micah 4:4 (DBY)

Passage

And they shall sit every one under his vine, and under his fig-tree; and there shall be none to make [them] afraid: for the mouth of Jehovah of hosts hath spoken [it].

Nearby Context

Micah 4:2 And many nations shall go and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and Jehovah's word from Jerusalem.

Micah 4:3 And he shall judge among many peoples, and reprove strong nations, even afar off; and they shall forge their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-knives: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

Micah 4:4 And they shall sit every one under his vine, and under his fig-tree; and there shall be none to make [them] afraid: for the mouth of Jehovah of hosts hath spoken [it].

Micah 4:5 For all the peoples will walk every one in the name of his god; but we will walk in the name of Jehovah, our God for ever and ever.

Micah 4:6 In that day, saith Jehovah, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "under", "vine", "fig-tree", "none", and "make". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "under", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And he shall judge among many peoples..." into verse 5's "For all the peoples will walk every...", so "shall" and "under" 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 "shall" and "under" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.