2But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
who are little to be among the clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to be ruler in Israel,
whose origin is from of old,
from ancient days.
3Therefore he shall give them up until the time
when she who is in travail has brought forth;
then the rest of his brethren shall return
to the people of Israel.
4And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of Yahweh,
in the majesty of the name of Yahweh his God.
And they shall dwell secure,
for now he shall be great
to the ends of the earth.
5And this shall be peace,
when the Assyrian comes into our land
and treads upon our soil,
that we will raise against him seven shepherds
and eight princes of men;
6they shall rule the land of Assyria with the sword,
and the land of Nimrod with the drawn sword;
and they shall deliver us from the Assyrian
when he comes into our land and treads within our border.
7Then the remnant of Jacob
shall be in the midst of many peoples
like dew from Yahweh,
like showers upon the grass,
which tarry not for men nor wait for the sons of men.
8And the 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,
which, when it goes through,
treads down and tears in pieces,
and there is none to deliver.
9Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries,
and all your enemies shall be cut off.
10And in that day, says Yahweh,
I will cut off your horses from among you
and will destroy your chariots;
11and I will cut off the cities of your land
and throw down all your strongholds;
12and I will cut off sorceries from your hand,
and you shall have no more soothsayers;
13and I will cut off your images
and your pillars from among you,
and you shall bow down no more
to the work of your hands;
14and I will root out your Asherim
from among you and destroy your cities.
15And in anger and wrath I will execute vengeance
upon the nations that did not obey.
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