Micah 5:3 (GNV)

Passage

Therefore will he giue them vp, vntill the time that shee which shall beare, shall trauaile: then the remnant of their brethren shall returne vnto the children of Israel.

Nearby Context

Micah 5:1 Nowe assemble thy garisons, O daughter of garisons: he hath layed siege against vs: they shall smite the iudge of Israel with a rod vpon the cheeke.

Micah 5:2 And thou Beth-leem Ephrathah art litle to bee among the thousandes of Iudah, yet out of thee shall he come forth vnto me, that shalbe the ruler in Israel: whose goings forth haue bene from the beginning and from euerlasting.

Micah 5:3 Therefore will he giue them vp, vntill the time that shee which shall beare, shall trauaile: then the remnant of their brethren shall returne vnto the children of Israel.

Micah 5:4 And he shall stand, and feed in the strength of the Lord, and in the maiestie of the Name of the Lord his God, and they shall dwel still: for now shall he be magnified vnto the ends of the world.

Micah 5:5 And hee shall be our peace when Asshur shall come into our lande: when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seuen shepheardes, and eight principall men.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "giue", "vntill", "time", "shee", "shall", and "beare". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "giue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "And thou Beth-leem Ephrathah art litle to..." into verse 4's "And he shall stand and feed in...", so "therefore" and "giue" 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 "therefore" and "giue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.