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.
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.
Micah 5:9 Thy hand shall be lifted up over thy enemies, and all thy enemies shall be cut off.
Micah 5:10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that I will take away thy horses out of the midst of thee, and will destroy thy chariots.
The verse centers on "sheep", "remnant", "jacob", "shall", "gentiles", "midst", "peoples", and "lion". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sheep" and "remnant", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And the remnant of Jacob shall be..." into verse 9's "Thy hand shall be lifted up over...", so "sheep" and "remnant" 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 "sheep" and "remnant" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.