Micah 5:1
Now, O daughter of troops,
What it says
Daughter Zion is pictured under siege and humiliation.
What it is doing
This verse begins the chapter with distress that makes the coming hope necessary.
In context
1Now, O daughter of troops, 2But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, 3Therefore Israel will be abandoned 4He will stand and shepherd His flock 5And He will be our peace 6And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword,