^{1 Ref} And you, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, the least among the families of Judah, out of you one will come to me who is to be ruler in Israel; whose going out has been purposed from time past, from the eternal days.

^{2 Ref} For this cause he will give them up till the time when she who is with child has given birth: then the rest of his brothers will come back to the children of Israel.

^{3 Ref} And he will take his place and give food to his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the glory of the name of the Lord his God; and their resting-place will be safe: for now he will be great to the ends of the earth.

^{4 Ref} And this will be our peace: when the Assyrian comes into our country and his feet are in our land, then we will put up against him seven keepers of the flocks and eight chiefs among men.

^{5 Ref} And they will make waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the edge of the sword: he will give us salvation from the Assyrian when he comes into our country, when his feet come inside the limit of our land.

^{6 Ref} And the rest of Jacob will be among the mass of peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which may not be kept back by man, or be waiting for the sons of men.

^{7 Ref} And the rest of Jacob will be among the nations, in the middle of the mass of peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the woods, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep: if he goes through, they will be crushed under foot and pulled to bits, and there will be no saviour.

^{8 Ref} Your hand is lifted up against those who are against you, and all your haters will be cut off.

^{9 Ref} And it will come about in that day, says the Lord, that I will take away your horses from you, and will give your war-carriages to destruction:

^{10 Ref} I will have the towns of your land cut off and all your strong places pulled down:

^{11 Ref} I will put an end to your use of secret arts, and you will have no more readers of signs:

^{12 Ref} And I will have your images and your pillars cut off from you; and you will no longer give worship to the work of your hands.

^{13 Ref} I will have your Asherahs pulled up from among you: and I will send destruction on your images.

^{14 Ref} And my punishment will be effected on the nations with such burning wrath as they have not had word of.

^{1 Ref} Now shalt thou gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us; they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

^{2 Ref} But thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.

^{3 Ref} Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she who travaileth hath brought forth: then the residue of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.

^{4 Ref} And he shall stand, and shall feed `his flock' in the strength of Jehovah, in the majesty of the name of Jehovah his God: and they shall abide; for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.

^{5 Ref} And this `man' shall be `our' peace. When the Assyrian shall come into our land, and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.

^{6 Ref} And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our border.

^{7 Ref} And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples as dew from Jehovah, as showers upon the grass, that tarry not for man, nor wait for the sons of men.

^{8 Ref} And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, 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 go through, treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and there is none to deliver.

^{9 Ref} Let thy hand be lifted up above thine adversaries, and let all thine enemies be cut off.

^{10 Ref} And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Jehovah, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and will destroy thy chariots:

^{11 Ref} and I will cut off the cities of thy land, and will throw down all thy strongholds.

^{12 Ref} And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thy hand; and thou shalt have no `more' soothsayers:

^{13 Ref} and I will cut off thy graven images and thy pillars out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thy hands;

^{14 Ref} and I will pluck up thine Asherim out of the midst of thee; and I will destroy thy cities.

^{15 Ref} And I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations which hearkened not.

^{1 Ref} Now you shall gather yourself in troops, Daughter of troops. He has laid siege against us; They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.

^{2 Ref} But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Being small among the clans of Judah, Out of you one will come forth to me that is to be ruler in Israel; Whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.

^{3 Ref} Therefore he will abandon them until the time that she who is in labor gives birth. Then the rest of his brothers will return to the children of Israel.

^{4 Ref} He shall stand, and shall shepherd in the strength of Yahweh, In the majesty of the name of Yahweh his God: And they will live, for then he will be great to the ends of the earth.

^{5 Ref} He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land, And when he marches through our fortresses, Then we will raise against him seven shepherds, And eight leaders of men.

^{6 Ref} They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, And the land of Nimrod in its gates. He will deliver us from the Assyrian, When he invades our land, And when he marches within our border.

^{7 Ref} The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples, Like dew from Yahweh, Like showers on the grass, That don't wait for man, Nor wait for the sons of men.

^{8 Ref} The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, In the midst of many peoples, Like a lion among the animals of the forest, Like a young lion among the flocks of sheep; Who, if he goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, And there is no one to deliver.

^{9 Ref} Let your hand be lifted up above your adversaries, And let all of your enemies be cut off.

^{10 Ref} "It will happen in that day," says Yahweh, "That I will cut off your horses out of the midst of you, And will destroy your chariots.

^{11 Ref} I will cut off the cities of your land, And will tear down all your strongholds.

^{12 Ref} I will destroy witchcraft from your hand; And you shall have no soothsayers.

^{13 Ref} I will cut off your engraved images and your pillars out of your midst; And you shall no more worship the work of your hands.

^{14 Ref} I will uproot your Asherim out of your midst; And I will destroy your cities.

^{15 Ref} I will execute vengeance in anger, And wrath on the nations that didn't listen."