Micah 4:7 (YLT)

Passage

And I have set the halting for a remnant, And the far-off for a mighty nation, And reigned hath Jehovah over them in mount Zion, From henceforth, and unto the age.

Nearby Context

Micah 4:5 For all the peoples do walk, Each in the name of its god--and we, We do walk in the name of Jehovah our God, To the age and for ever.

Micah 4:6 In that day--an affirmation of Jehovah, I do gather the halting one, And the driven away one I bring together, And she whom I have afflicted.

Micah 4:7 And I have set the halting for a remnant, And the far-off for a mighty nation, And reigned hath Jehovah over them in mount Zion, From henceforth, and unto the age.

Micah 4:8 And thou, O tower of Eder, Fort of the daughter of Zion, unto thee it cometh, Yea, come in hath the former rule, The kingdom to the daughter of Jerusalem.

Micah 4:9 Now, why dost thou shout aloud? A king--is there none in thee? Hath thy counsellor perished, That taken hold of thee hath pain as a travailing woman?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "halting", "remnant", "far-off", "mighty", "nation", "reigned", "hath", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "halting" and "remnant", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "In that day--an affirmation of Jehovah I..." into verse 8's "And thou O tower of Eder Fort...", so "halting" 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 "halting" and "remnant" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.