1 N ow shalt thou gatherH1413 thyself in troops,H1416 O daughterH1323 of troops:H1416 he hath laidH7760 siegeH4692 against us; they shall smiteH5221 the judgeH8199 of IsraelH3478 with a rodH7626 upon the cheek.H3895
2 But thou, Beth-lehemH1035 Ephrathah,H672 which art littleH6810 to be among the thousandsH505 of Judah,H3063 out of thee shall one come forthH3318 unto me that is to be rulerH4910 in Israel;H3478 whose goings forthH4163 are from of old,H6924 from everlasting.H3117
3 Therefore will he give them up,H5414 until the timeH6256 that she who travailethH3205 hath brought forth:H3205 then the residueH3499 of his brethrenH251 shall returnH7725 unto the childrenH1121 of Israel.H3478
4 And he shall stand,H5975 and shall feedH7462 his flock in the strengthH5797 of Jehovah,H3068 in the majestyH1347 of the nameH8034 of JehovahH3068 his God:H430 and they shall abide;H3427 for now shall he be greatH1431 unto the endsH657 of the earth.H776
5 And this [man] shall be [our] peace.H7965 When the AssyrianH804 shall comeH935 into our land,H776 and when he shall treadH1869 in our palaces,H759 then shall we raiseH6965 against him sevenH7651 shepherds,H7462 and eightH8083 principalH5257 men.H120
6 And they shall wasteH7462 the landH776 of AssyriaH804 with the sword,H2719 and the landH776 of NimrodH5248 in the entrancesH6607 thereof: and he shall deliverH5337 us from the Assyrian,H804 when he comethH935 into our land,H776 and when he treadethH1869 within our border.H1366
7 And the remnantH7611 of JacobH3290 shall be in the midstH7130 of manyH7227 peoplesH5971 as dewH2919 from Jehovah,H3068 as showersH7241 upon the grass,H6212 that tarryH6960 not for man,H376 nor waitH3176 for the sonsH1121 of men.H120
8 And the remnantH7611 of JacobH3290 shall be among the nations,H1471 in the midstH7130 of manyH7227 peoples,H5971 as a lionH738 among the beastsH929 of the forest,H3293 as a young lionH3715 among the flocksH5739 of sheep;H6629 who, if he go through,H5674 treadeth downH7429 and teareth in pieces,H2963 and there is none to deliver.H5337
9 Let thy handH3027 be lifted upH7311 above thine adversaries,H6862 and let all thine enemiesH341 be cut off.H3772
10 And it shall come to pass in that day,H3117 saithH5002 Jehovah,H3068 that I will cut offH3772 thy horsesH5483 out of the midstH7130 of thee, and will destroyH6 thy chariots:H4818
11 and I will cut offH3772 the citiesH6145 of thy land,H776 and will throw downH2040 all thy strongholds.H4013
12 And I will cut offH3772 witchcraftsH3785 out of thy hand;H3027 and thou shalt have no [more] soothsayers:H6049
13 and I will cut offH3772 thy graven imagesH6456 and thy pillarsH4676 out of the midstH7130 of thee; and thou shalt no more worshipH7812 the workH4639 of thy hands;H3027
14 and I will pluck upH5428 thine AsherimH842 out of the midstH7130 of thee; and I will destroyH8045 thy cities.H6145
15 And I will executeH6213 vengeanceH5359 in angerH639 and wrathH2534 upon the nationsH1471 which hearkenedH8085 not.