“I will surely gather
All of you!
O Jacob!
I will gather
The survivors of Israel!
I will set them together
Like sheep in a fold,
Like a flock in its pasture.
It will resound
With people.
The one who breaks out
Will go up
Before them.
They will break through.
They will pass the gate,
Going out by it.
Their king will pass on
Before them,
Yahweh at their head.”
Micah seemed to talk about a restoration, when nothing has happened yet. Perhaps, this is a later addition. Nevertheless, Yahweh wanted to gather all the people of Jacob with the survivors from northern Israel. They were going to be one flock of sheep. They would break out of their holding area when someone would lead them out through the gate. This would be their new king, Yahweh.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 