Micah 4:13 (DRB)

Passage

Arise, and tread, O daughter of Sion: for I will make thy horn iron, and thy hoofs I will make brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many peoples, and shalt immolate the spoils of them to the Lord, and their strength to the Lord of the whole earth.

Nearby Context

Micah 4:11 And now many nations are gathered together against thee, and they say: Let her be stoned: and let our eye look upon Sion.

Micah 4:12 But they have not known the thoughts of the Lord, and have not understood his counsel: because he hath gathered them together as the hay of the floor.

Micah 4:13 Arise, and tread, O daughter of Sion: for I will make thy horn iron, and thy hoofs I will make brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many peoples, and shalt immolate the spoils of them to the Lord, and their strength to the Lord of the whole earth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "arise", "tread", "daughter", "sion", "make", "horn", "iron", and "hoofs". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "arise" and "tread", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "But they have not known the thoughts...", giving immediate footing for "arise" and "tread". In Micah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "arise" and "tread" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.