Micah 4:13 (YLT)

Passage

Arise, and thresh, O daughter of Zion, For thy horn I make iron, And thy hoofs I make brass, And thou hast beaten small many peoples, And I have devoted to Jehovah their gain, And their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth!

Nearby Context

Micah 4:11 And now, gathered against thee have been many nations, who are saying: `Let her be defiled, and our eyes look on Zion.'

Micah 4:12 They have not known the thoughts of Jehovah, Nor have they understood His counsel, For He hath gathered them as a sheaf <FI>into<Fi> a threshing-floor.

Micah 4:13 Arise, and thresh, O daughter of Zion, For thy horn I make iron, And thy hoofs I make brass, And thou hast beaten small many peoples, And I have devoted to Jehovah their gain, And their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "arise", "thresh", "daughter", "zion", "horn", "make", "iron", and "hoofs". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "arise" and "thresh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "They have not known the thoughts of...", giving immediate footing for "arise" and "thresh". In Micah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "arise" and "thresh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.