" 1Now muster
yourselves in troops
, daughter
of troops
; 2They have laid
siege
against
us; With a rod
they will asmite
the judge
of Israel
on the cheek
.
" 1But as for ayou, Bethlehem Ephrathah
, Too little
to be among the clans
of Judah
, From byou One will go
forth
for Me to be cruler
in Israel
. 2His goings
forth
are dfrom long
ago
, From the days
of eternity
."
Therefore He will agive
them up until
the time
When she bwho is in labor
has borne
a child. Then the cremainder
of His brethren
Will return
to the sons
of Israel
.
And He will arise and ashepherd
His flock In the strength
of the LORD
, In the majesty
of the name
of the LORD
His God
. And they will 1remain
, Because
2at that time
He will be great
To the bends
of the earth
.
This One
awill be our peace
. When
the bAssyrian
invades
our land
, When
he tramples
on our 1citadels
, Then we will raise
against
him Seven
shepherds
and eight
leaders
of men
.
They will ashepherd the land
of Assyria
with the sword
, The land
of bNimrod
at its entrances
; And He will cdeliver
us from the Assyrian
When
he attacks
our land
And when
he tramples
our territory
.
Then the aremnant of Jacob
Will be among
many
peoples
Like bdew
from the LORD
, Like cshowers
on vegetation
Which
do not wait
for man
Or delay
for the sons
of men
.
The remnant of Jacob
Will be among the nations
, Among
many
peoples
aLike a lion
among the beasts
of the forest
, Like a young
lion
among flocks
of sheep
, Which
, if
he passes
through
, bTramples
down
and ctears
, And there
is dnone
to rescue
.
Your hand will be alifted
up against
your adversaries
, And all
your enemies
will be cut
off
.
"It will be in that day," declares
the LORD
, " aThat I will cut
off
your bhorses
from among
you And destroy
your chariots
.
"I will also cut off
the acities
of your land
And tear
down
all
your bfortifications
.
"I will cut off
asorceries
from your hand
, And you will have
fortune-tellers
no
more.
" aI will cut off
your carved
images
And your sacred pillars
from among
you, So that you will no
longer
bow
down
To the work
of your hands
.
"I will root out your 1 aAsherim
from among
you And destroy
your cities
.
"And I will aexecute vengeance
in anger
and wrath
On the nations
which
have not obeyed
."