| 1. And you, Bethlehem Ephrathah-you should have been the lowest of the clans of Judah-from you [he] shall emerge for Me, to be a ruler over Israel; and his origin is from of old, from days of yore. |
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| 2. Therefore, He shall deliver them until the time a woman in confinement gives birth. And the rest of his brothers shall return upon the children of Israel. |
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| 3. And he shall stand and lead with the might of the Lord, with the pride of the Lord, his God: and they shall return, for now he shall become great to the ends of the earth. |
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| 4. And this shall be peace. Should Assyria come into our land, and should they tread upon our palaces, we will appoint over them seven shepherds and eight princes of men. |
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| 5. And they shall break the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod at its gates; and he shall save [us] from Assyria, who comes into our land, and who treads in our border. |
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| 6. And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples-like dew sent by the Lord, like torrents of rain upon vegatation that does not hope for any man and does not wait for the sons of men. |
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| 7. And 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, if it passes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and no one [can] save anything. |
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| 8. Your hand shall be raised above your oppressors, and all your enemies shall be destroyed. |
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| 9. And it shall come to pass on that day, says the Lord, that I will cut your horses out of your midst, and I will destroy your chariots. |
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| 10. And I will destroy the cities of your land, and I will break down all your fortresses. |
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| 11. And I will destroy sorcery from your hand, and you will have no soothsayers. |
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| 12. And I will destroy your graven images and your monuments from your midst, and you shall no longer prostrate yourself to your handiwork. |
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| 13. And I will uproot your asherim from your midst, and I will destroy your enemies. |
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| 14. And in anger and fury I will execute vengeance upon the nations who have paid no heed. |
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