Micah 5:3 (YLT)

Passage

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.

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.

Micah 5:4 And he hath stood and delighted in the strength of Jehovah, In the excellency of the name of Jehovah his God, And they have remained, For now he is great unto the ends of earth.

Micah 5:5 And this <FI>one<Fi> hath been peace, Asshur! when he doth come into our land, And when he doth tread in our palaces, We have raised against him seven shepherds, And eight anointed of man.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "doth", "give", "till", "time", "bringeth", "forth", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "doth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "And thou Beth-Lehem Ephratah Little to be..." into verse 4's "And he hath stood and delighted in...", so "therefore" and "doth" 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 "therefore" and "doth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.