The Ruler to Be Born in Bethlehem
11 Now muster your troops, O daughter2 of troops;
siege is laid against us;
with a rod pthey strike the judge of Israel
on the cheek.
23 qBut you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
who are too little to be among the clans of rJudah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to be sruler in Israel,
twhose coming forth is ufrom of old,
from ancient days.
3Therefore he shall give them up vuntil the time
when she who is in labor has given birth;
then wthe rest of his brothers shall return
to the people of Israel.
4And he shall stand xand shepherd his flock yin the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall dwell secure, for now zhe shall be great
to the ends of the earth.
5And he shall be atheir peace.
bWhen the Assyrian comes into our land
and treads in our palaces,
then we will raise against him seven cshepherds
and eight princes of men;
6they shall shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,
and the land of dNimrod at its entrances;
and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian
bwhen he comes into our land
and treads within our border.
A Remnant Shall Be Delivered
7Then wthe remnant of Jacob shall be
in the midst of many peoples
like dew from the Lord,
like showers on the grass,
which delay not for a man
nor wait for the children of man.
8And wthe remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations,
in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,
like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,
ewhich, when it goes through, treads down
and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
9Your hand shall fbe lifted up over your adversaries,
and all your enemies shall be cut off.
10And gin that day, declares the Lord,
hI will cut off your horses from among you
and will destroy your chariots;
11iand I will cut off the cities of your land
and throw down all your strongholds;
12and I will cut off jsorceries from your hand,
and kyou shall have no more tellers of fortunes;
13and lI will cut off your carved images
and myour pillars from among you,
nand you shall bow down no more
to the work of your hands;
14and I will root out your oAsherah images from among you
iand destroy your cities.
15And in anger and wrath pI will execute vengeance
on the nations that did not obey.
“He Shall Be Their Peace”
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