Micah 5:1 (YLT)

Passage

Now gather thyself together, O daughter of troops, A siege he hath laid against us, With a rod they smite on the cheek the judge of Israel.

Nearby Context

Micah 5:1 Now gather thyself together, O daughter of troops, A siege he hath laid against us, With a rod they smite on the cheek the judge of Israel.

Micah 5:2 And thou, Beth-Lehem Ephratah, Little to be among the chiefs of Judah! From thee to Me he cometh forth--to be ruler in Israel, And his comings forth <FI>are<Fi> of old, From the days of antiquity.

Micah 5:3 Therefore he doth give them out till the time She who bringeth forth hath brought forth, And the remnant of his brethren return to the sons of Israel.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gather", "thyself", "together", "daughter", "troops", "siege", "hath", and "laid". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gather" and "thyself", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And thou Beth-Lehem Ephratah Little to be...", so "gather" and "thyself" should be read forward into that movement. In Micah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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