Micah 7:14 (GNV)

Passage

Feed thy people with thy rod, the flocke of thine heritage (which dwell solitarie in the wood) as in the middes of Carmel: let them feede in Bashan and Gilead, as in olde time.

Nearby Context

Micah 7:12 In this day also they shall come vnto thee from Asshur, and from the strong cities, and from the strong holdes euen vnto the riuer, and from Sea to Sea, and from mountaine to mountaine.

Micah 7:13 Notwithstanding, the lande shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, and for the fruites of their inuentions.

Micah 7:14 Feed thy people with thy rod, the flocke of thine heritage (which dwell solitarie in the wood) as in the middes of Carmel: let them feede in Bashan and Gilead, as in olde time.

Micah 7:15 According to the dayes of thy comming out of the lande of Egypt, will I shewe vnto him marueilous things.

Micah 7:16 The nations shall see, and be confounded for all their power: they shall lay their hande vpon their mouth: their eares shall be deafe.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "feed", "people", "flocke", "thine", "heritage", "dwell", "solitarie", and "wood". 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 "Notwithstanding the lande shall be desolate because..." into verse 15's "According to the dayes of thy comming...", 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.