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| 1 "Now marshal yourselves as troops. He has laid siege to us. They will strike the judge of Israel on the cheek with a rod." | 1Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel. |
| 2 "As for you, Bethlehem of Ephrathah, even though you remain least among the clans of Judah, nevertheless, the one who rules in Israel for me will emerge from you. His existence has been from antiquity, even from eternity. | 2But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity. |
| 3Therefore that ruler will abandon them until the woman in labor gives birth. Then the rest of his countrymen will return to the Israelis." | 3Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel. |
| 4"Then he will take his stand, shepherding by means of the strength of the LORD, by the power of the name of the LORD his God. And they will be firmly established; indeed, from then on he will become great— to the ends of the earth. | 4He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth. |
| 5And he will be our peace." "When the Assyrian invades our land, trampling through our palaces, we will raise up seven shepherds against him, even eight significant men. | 5And He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and tramples our citadels. We will raise against it seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men. |
| 6The shepherds will devastate the land of Assyria with the sword, along with the entrances to the land of Nimrod. "This is how he will vanquish Assyria when he invades our land, trampling within our borders: | 6And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders. |
| 7The survivors of Jacob will live among many peoples, as dew from the LORD, as showers upon the grass. They will look to no one, and will place no hope in human beings. | 7Then 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 man or linger for mankind. |
| 8The survivors of Jacob will live among the nations; they will live among many peoples, like a lion among flocks of sheep, who, if he passes through, will trample and tear down with no one to deliver. | 8Then 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 tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them. |
| 9You will turn your power against your adversaries, and all of your enemies will be cut down." | 9Your hand will be lifted over your foes, and all your enemies will be cut off. |
| 10"It will come about at that time," declares the LORD, "I will tear away your horses from you, and I will destroy your chariots. | 10“In that day,” declares the LORD, “I will remove your horses from among you and wreck your chariots. |
| 11I will cut off the cities of your land, and I will tear down all of your fortifications. | 11I will remove the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds. |
| 12I will render your witchcraft powerless, and mediums will no longer exist among you. | 12I will cut the sorceries from your hand, and you will have no fortune-tellers. |
| 13I will separate you from your carved images and sacred pillars, and you no longer will worship what you've made with your hands. | 13I will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you, so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands. |
| 14I will uproot your cultic gods from you, and I will tear down your cities. | 14I will root out the Asherah poles from your midst and demolish your cities. |
| 15I will execute vengeance, anger, and fury on the nations who do not obey." | 15I will take vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed Me.” |
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