Micah 5:8 (LSB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Micah 5:9 Your hand will be raised up against your adversaries, And all your enemies will be cut off.

Micah 5:10 “And it will be in that day,” declares Yahweh, “That I will cut off your horses from among you And destroy your chariots.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sheep", "remnant", "jacob", "nations", "peoples", "like", "lion", and "beasts". 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 "Then the remnant of Jacob Will be..." into verse 9's "Your hand will be raised up against...", 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.