Out of Bethlehem
Now muster your troops, city of troops. A siege is laid against us. They will strike the ruler of Israel on the cheek with a rod. But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, out of you will come for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. So he will give them up until the time when she who is in labour has given birth. Then the rest of his brothers will return to the Israelites. And 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 secure, because now he will be great to the ends of the earth. And this man will be the peace when the Assyrian comes into our land. When he treads in our palaces, we will raise against him seven shepherds and eight principal men. They will waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod at its entrances. So he will deliver us from the Assyrian when he comes into our land and treads within our borders. And the survivors of Jacob will be among many peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which don't wait for man or depend on the people. And the survivors of Jacob will be among the nations, among many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep — which, when it goes through, tramples and tears, and nobody can rescue. Your hand will be lifted up over your adversaries, and all your enemies will be cut off. And on that day, says the Lord, I will cut off your horses from among you and destroy your chariots. I will cut off the cities of your land and pull down all your strongholds. I will cut witchcrafts out of your hand, and you will have no more soothsayers. I will cut off your carved images and your standing stones from among you, and you will no longer bow to the work of your own hands. I will pluck up your pagan worship poles from among you, and I will destroy your cities. And I will take vengeance in anger and fury on the nations, such as they have not heard.
Now gather yourself in troops, daughter of troops. He's laid siege against us. They'll strike the judge of Israel on the cheek with a rod. But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, small among the thousands of Judah — out of you will come the one who'll be ruler in Israel, whose goings out have been from of old, from everlasting. So he'll give them up till the time when the one in labour has given birth. Then the rest of his brothers will come back to the people of Israel. And he'll stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they'll stay, because now he'll be great to the ends of the earth. And this man will be peace, when the Assyrian comes into our land and when he walks in our palaces. Then we'll raise up seven shepherds against him, and eight leading men. And they'll waste the land of Assyria with the sword and the land of Nimrod at its entrances. So he'll save us from the Assyrian when he comes into our land and when he walks inside our borders. And what's left of Jacob will be in the middle of plenty of peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, that don't wait for a man or count on the sons of men. And what's left of Jacob will be among the nations, in the middle of plenty of peoples, like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep — who tramples through and tears in pieces if he goes past, and nobody rescues them. Your hand will be lifted over the ones against you, and all the ones who fight you will be cut off. And on that day, says the Lord, I'll cut off your horses from among you and wreck your chariots. And I'll cut off the towns of your land and pull down all your strongholds. And I'll cut off sorceries out of your hand, and you won't have any more fortune-tellers. I'll cut off your carved images and your pillars from among you too, so you won't bow down to the work of your hands any more. And I'll pull up your sacred poles from among you, and wreck your towns. And I'll pay back the nations with anger and fury, the ones that wouldn't listen.
Now 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. But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel. 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 shall he be great unto the ends of the earth. And this man shall be the 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. And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders. And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men. And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off. And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots: And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds: And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers: Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands. And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities. And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
Now muster your troops, city of troops. A siege is laid against us. They will strike the ruler of Israel on the cheek with a rod.
Now gather yourself in troops, daughter of troops. He's laid siege against us. They'll strike the judge of Israel on the cheek with a rod.
Now 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.
But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, out of you will come for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, small among the thousands of Judah — out of you will come the one who'll be ruler in Israel, whose goings out have been from of old, from everlasting.
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
So he will give them up until the time when she who is in labour has given birth. Then the rest of his brothers will return to the Israelites.
So he'll give them up till the time when the one in labour has given birth. Then the rest of his brothers will come back to the people of Israel.
Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.
And 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 secure, because now he will be great to the ends of the earth.
And he'll stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they'll stay, because now he'll be great to the ends of the earth.
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 shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
And this man will be the peace when the Assyrian comes into our land. When he treads in our palaces, we will raise against him seven shepherds and eight principal men.
And this man will be peace, when the Assyrian comes into our land and when he walks in our palaces. Then we'll raise up seven shepherds against him, and eight leading men.
And this man shall be the 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.
They will waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod at its entrances. So he will deliver us from the Assyrian when he comes into our land and treads within our borders.
And they'll waste the land of Assyria with the sword and the land of Nimrod at its entrances. So he'll save us from the Assyrian when he comes into our land and when he walks inside our borders.
And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.
And the survivors of Jacob will be among many peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which don't wait for man or depend on the people.
And what's left of Jacob will be in the middle of plenty of peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, that don't wait for a man or count on the sons of men.
And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.
And the survivors of Jacob will be among the nations, among many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep — which, when it goes through, tramples and tears, and nobody can rescue.
And what's left of Jacob will be among the nations, in the middle of plenty of peoples, like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep — who tramples through and tears in pieces if he goes past, and nobody rescues them.
And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.
Your hand will be lifted up over your adversaries, and all your enemies will be cut off.
Your hand will be lifted over the ones against you, and all the ones who fight you will be cut off.
Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.
And on that day, says the Lord, I will cut off your horses from among you and destroy your chariots.
And on that day, says the Lord, I'll cut off your horses from among you and wreck your chariots.
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots:
I will cut off the cities of your land and pull down all your strongholds.
And I'll cut off the towns of your land and pull down all your strongholds.
And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:
I will cut witchcrafts out of your hand, and you will have no more soothsayers.
And I'll cut off sorceries out of your hand, and you won't have any more fortune-tellers.
And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
I will cut off your carved images and your standing stones from among you, and you will no longer bow to the work of your own hands.
I'll cut off your carved images and your pillars from among you too, so you won't bow down to the work of your hands any more.
Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.
I will pluck up your pagan worship poles from among you, and I will destroy your cities.
And I'll pull up your sacred poles from among you, and wreck your towns.
And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.
And I will take vengeance in anger and fury on the nations, such as they have not heard.
And I'll pay back the nations with anger and fury, the ones that wouldn't listen.
And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.