Micah 4:12 (KJV)

Passage

But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.

Nearby Context

Micah 4:10 Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.

Micah 4:11 Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.

Micah 4:12 But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.

Micah 4:13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thoughts", "lord", "neither", "understand", "counsel", "shall", "gather", and "sheaves". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thoughts" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Now also many nations are gathered against..." into verse 13's "Arise and thresh O daughter of Zion...", so "thoughts" and "lord" 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 "thoughts" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.