Micah 5:6 (LSB)

Passage

And they will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, The land of Nimrod at its entrances; And He will deliver us from the Assyrian When he enters our land And when he treads within our borders.

Nearby Context

Micah 5:4 And He will stand and shepherd His flock In the strength of Yahweh, In the majesty of the name of Yahweh His God. And they will remain Because at that time He will be great To the ends of the earth.

Micah 5:5 And this One will be peace. When the Assyrian enters our land, When he treads on our citadels, Then we will raise against him Seven shepherds and eight princes of men.

Micah 5:6 And they will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, The land of Nimrod at its entrances; And He will deliver us from the Assyrian When he enters our land And when he treads within our borders.

Micah 5:7 Then the remnant of Jacob Will be among many peoples Like dew from Yahweh, Like showers on vegetation Which do not hope for man Or wait for the sons of men.

Micah 5:8 Then the remnant of Jacob Will be among the nations, Among many peoples Like a lion among the beasts of the forest, Like a young lion among flocks of sheep, Which, if it passes through, Tramples down and tears, And there is none to deliver.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shepherd", "land", "assyria", "sword", "nimrod", "entrances", and "deliver". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shepherd" and "land", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And this One will be peace When..." into verse 7's "Then the remnant of Jacob Will be...", so "shepherd" and "land" 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 "shepherd" and "land" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.