Micah 4:5 (DRB)

Passage

For all people will walk every one in the name of his god: but we will walk in the name of the Lord, our God, for ever and ever.

Nearby Context

Micah 4:3 And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off: and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into spades: nation shall not take sword against nation: neither shall they learn war anymore.

Micah 4:4 And every man shall sit under his vine, and under his fig tree, and there shall be none to make them afraid, for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken.

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

Micah 4:6 In that day, saith the Lord, I will gather up her that halteth: and her that I had cast out, I will gather up: and her whom I had afflicted.

Micah 4:7 And I will make her that halted, a remnant: and her that had been afflicted, a mighty nation: and the Lord will reign over them in Mount Sion, from this time now and forever.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "people", "walk", "name", "lord", and "ever". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "people" and "walk", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And every man shall sit under his..." into verse 6's "In that day saith the Lord I...", so "people" and "walk" 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 "people" and "walk" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.