Mic 7:14 | NETfull | STEP | Shepherd your people with your shepherd’s rod, the flock that belongs to you, the one that lives alone in a thicket, in the midst of a pastureland. Allow them to graze in Bashan and Gilead, as they did in the old days.

Micah 7:14

14 Shepherd your people with your shepherd’s rod, ^{▼▼ Or “with your scepter” (the Hebrew term can mean either “rod” or “scepter”).}
the flock that belongs to you, ^{▼▼ Heb “the flock of your inheritance.”}
the one that lives alone in a thicket,
in the midst of a pastureland. ^{▼▼ Or “in the midst of Carmel.” The Hebrew term translated “pastureland” may be a place name.} ^{▼▼ The point seems to be that Israel is in a vulnerable position, like sheep in a thicket populated by predators, while rich pastureland (their homeland and God’s blessings) is in view.}
Allow them to graze in Bashan and Gilead, ^{▼▼ The regions of Bashan and Gilead, located in Transjordan, were noted for their rich grazing lands.}
as they did in the old days. ^{▼▼ Heb “as in the days of antiquity.”}