Micah 5:6 (DRB)

Passage

And they shall feed the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nemrod with the spears thereof: and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian when he shall come into our land, and when he shall tread in our borders.

Nearby Context

Micah 5:4 And he shall stand, and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the height of the name of the Lord, his God: and they shall be converted, for now shall he be magnified even to the ends of the earth.

Micah 5:5 And this man shall be our peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land, and when he shall set his foot in our houses: and we shall raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.

Micah 5:6 And they shall feed the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nemrod with the spears thereof: and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian when he shall come into our land, and when he shall tread in our borders.

Micah 5:7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples, as a dew from the Lord, and as drops upon the grass, which waiteth not for man, nor tarrieth for the children of men.

Micah 5:8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles, in the midst of many peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the forests, and as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, when he shall go through, and tread down, and take there is none to deliver.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "feed", "land", "assyria", "sword", "nemrod", and "spears". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "feed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And this man shall be our peace..." into verse 7's "And the remnant of Jacob shall be...", so "shall" and "feed" 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 "feed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.