The Ruler to Be Born in Bethlehem
1 Now muster your troops, O daughter of troops; siege is laid against us; with a rod
1they strike the judge of Israel on the cheek.
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2But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of
3Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be
4ruler in Israel,
5whose coming forth is
6from of old, from ancient days.
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Therefore he shall give them up
7until the time when she who is in labor has given birth; then
8the rest of his brothers shall return to the people of Israel.
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And he shall stand
9and shepherd his flock
10in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they shall dwell secure, for now
11he shall be great to the ends of the earth.
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And he shall be
12their peace.
13When the Assyrian comes into our land and treads in our palaces, then we will raise against him seven
14shepherds and eight princes of men;
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they shall shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of
15Nimrod at its entrances; and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian
16when he comes into our land and treads within our border.
A Remnant Shall Be Delivered
7 Then
17the 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.
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And
18the 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,
19which, when it goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
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Your hand shall
20be lifted up over your adversaries, and all your enemies shall be cut off.