Charles Spurgeon Commentary Micah 4:10

"Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail; for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and shalt dwell in the field, and shalt come even unto Babylon: there shalt thou be rescued; there will Jehovah redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies." — Micah 4:10 (ASV)

For pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.

They are sharp pangs, but they lead to life, and therefore they are blessed pangs after all.

Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now you shall go forth out of the city, and you shall dwell in the field, and you shall go even to Babylon; there you shall be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem you from the hand of your enemies.

It looks more like a threat than a promise that God would send His people to Babylon, but there they were to be delivered. It often happens with us that we must be brought into captivity before we are set free; we must feel the weight of the iron bondage of sin and Satan before we are brought out into the glorious liberty with which Christ makes His people free.