Micah 7:14 (DRB)

Passage

Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thy inheritance, them that dwell alone in the forest, in the midst of Carmel: they shall feed in Basan and Galaad, according to the days of old.

Nearby Context

Micah 7:12 In that day they shall come even from Assyria to thee, and to the fortified cities: and from the fortified cities even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.

Micah 7:13 And the land shall be made desolate because of the inhabitants thereof, and for the fruit of their devices.

Micah 7:14 Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thy inheritance, them that dwell alone in the forest, in the midst of Carmel: they shall feed in Basan and Galaad, according to the days of old.

Micah 7:15 According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt, I will shew him wonders.

Micah 7:16 The nations shall see, and shall be confounded at all their strength: they shall put the hand upon the mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "feed", "people", "flock", "inheritance", "dwell", "alone", "forest", and "midst". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "feed" and "people", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And the land shall be made desolate..." into verse 15's "According to the days of thy coming...", so "feed" and "people" 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 "feed" and "people" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.