Now gather thyself in troops
, O daughter
of troops
: he hath laid
siege
against us: they shall smite
the judge
of Israel
with a rod
upon the cheek
.
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah
, though thou be little
among the thousands
of Judah
, yet out of thee shall he come forth
unto me that is to be ruler
in Israel
; whose goings forth
have been from of old
, from everlasting
.
Therefore will he give them up, until the time
that she which travaileth
hath brought forth
: then the remnant
of his brethren
shall return
unto the children
of Israel
.
And he shall stand and feed
in the strength
of the LORD
, in the majesty
of the name
of the LORD
his God
; and they shall abide
: for now shall he be great
unto the ends
of the earth
.
And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian
shall come
into our land
: and when he shall tread
in our palaces
, then shall we raise
against him seven
shepherds
, and eight
principal
men
.
And they shall waste the land
of Assyria
with the sword
, and the land
of Nimrod
in the entrances
thereof: thus shall he deliver
us from the Assyrian
, when he cometh
into our land
, and when he treadeth
within our borders
.
And the remnant of Jacob
shall be in the midst
of many
people
as a dew
from the LORD
, as the showers
upon the grass
, that tarrieth
not for man
, nor waiteth
for the sons
of men
.
And the remnant of Jacob
shall be among the Gentiles
in the midst
of many
people
as a lion
among the beasts
of the forest
, as a young lion
among the flocks
of sheep
: who, if he go through
, both treadeth down
, and teareth in pieces
, and none can deliver
.
Thine hand shall be lifted up
upon thine adversaries
, and all thine enemies
shall be cut off
.
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith
the LORD
, that I will cut off
thy horses
out of the midst
of thee, and I will destroy
thy chariots
:
And I will cut off the cities
of thy land
, and throw down
all thy strong holds
:
And I will cut off witchcrafts
out of thine hand
; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers
:
Thy graven images also will I cut off
, and thy standing images
out of the midst
of thee; and thou shalt no more worship
the work
of thine hands
.
And I will pluck up thy groves
out of the midst
of thee: so will I destroy
thy cities
.
And I will execute vengeance
in anger
and fury
upon the heathen
, such as they have not heard
.