Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
New International Version NIV
1 Now thou shalt be besieged by armies, O daughter of <em>the</em> army: he shall lay siege against us; they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
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Marshal your troops now, city of troops, for a siege is laid against us. They will strike Israel’s ruler on the cheek with a rod.
2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, <em>though</em> thou be little among the thousands of Judah, <em>yet</em> out of thee shall he come forth unto me <em>that is</em> to be Lord in Israel; and his goings forth <em>are</em> from the beginning, from the days of the ages.
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“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”
3 Therefore he will give them up until the time <em>that</em> she who travails has brought forth; then the remnant of his brethren shall return with the sons of Israel.
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Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor bears a son, and the rest of his brothers return to join the Israelites.
4 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 he shall be great unto the ends of the earth.
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He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth.
5 And he shall be <em>our</em> peace when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then we shall raise against him seven shepherds and eight principal men.
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And he will be our peace when the Assyrians invade our land and march through our fortresses. We will raise against them seven shepherds, even eight commanders,
6 And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the blade, and the land of Nimrod with their swords; and he shall deliver <em>us</em> from the Assyrian when he comes against our land and when he treads <em>within</em> our borders.
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who will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, the land of Nimrod with drawn sword.He will deliver us from the Assyrians when they invade our land and march across our borders.
7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples as the dew of the LORD, as the rains upon the grass, which did not expect <em>a</em> man, nor did they expect the sons of men.
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The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for anyone or depend on man.
8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many peoples as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he goes through and treads down and tears in pieces, there are none that can escape.
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The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which mauls and mangles as it goes, and no one can rescue.
9 Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine enemies, and all thine adversaries shall be cut off.
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Your hand will be lifted up in triumph over your enemies, and all your foes will be destroyed.
10 And it shall come to pass in that day, said the LORD, that I will cause thy horses to be killed out of the midst of thee, and I will cause thy chariots to be destroyed:
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“In that day,” declares the LORD, “I will destroy your horses from among you and demolish your chariots.
11 and I will cause all the cities of thy land to be destroyed, and I will cause all thy fortresses to be destroyed:
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I will destroy the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds.
12 and I will cause the witchcrafts to be destroyed by thy hand; and no <em>more</em> soothsayers shall be found in thee:
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I will destroy your witchcraft and you will no longer cast spells.
13 and I will cause thy graven images and thy images to be destroyed out of the midst of thee; and never again shalt thou worship the work of thine hands.
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I will destroy your idols and your sacred stones from among you; you will no longer bow down to the work of your hands.
14 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee; so will I destroy thy cities.
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I will uproot from among you your Asherah poleswhen I demolish your cities.
15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury in the Gentiles who have not heard.
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I will take vengeance in anger and wrath on the nations that have not obeyed me.”
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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