Micah 4:9 (DBY)

Passage

Now why dost thou cry out aloud? Is there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished, that pangs have seized thee as a woman in travail?

Nearby Context

Micah 4:7 and I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation; and Jehovah shall reign over them in mount Zion, from henceforth even for ever.

Micah 4:8 And thou, O tower of the flock, hill of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, yea, the first dominion shall come, the kingdom to the daughter of Jerusalem.

Micah 4:9 Now why dost thou cry out aloud? Is there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished, that pangs have seized thee as a woman in travail?

Micah 4:10 Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail; for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon: there shalt thou be delivered; there Jehovah will redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.

Micah 4:11 And now many nations are assembled against thee, that say, Let her be profaned, and let our eye look upon Zion.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "dost", "thou", "aloud", "king", "thee", "counsellor", "perished", and "pangs". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "dost" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And thou O tower of the flock..." into verse 10's "Be in pain and labour to bring...", so "dost" and "thou" 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 "dost" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.