Chapter 5

Now gather¹⁰⁸ thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid¹ siege against us: they shall smite⁵⁵ the judge⁶ 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 forth⁴ unto me [that is] to be ruler⁶ in Israel; whose goings forth [have been] from of old, from everlasting. ⁵⁷⁶⁹

Therefore will he give them up,⁴ until the time [that] she which travaileth⁶ hath brought forth:¹ then the remnant of his brethren shall return⁴ unto the children of Israel.

And he shall stand¹ and feed¹ in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide:¹ for now shall he be great⁴ unto the ends of the earth.

And this [man] shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come⁴ into our land: and when he shall tread⁴ in our palaces, then shall we raise⁵² against him seven shepherds,⁶ and eight principal men.

And they shall waste¹ the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver⁵² [us] from the Assyrian, when he cometh⁴ into our land, and when he treadeth⁴ 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 tarrieth¹⁷ not for man, nor waiteth¹⁷ 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,¹ both treadeth down,¹ and teareth in pieces,¹ and none can deliver.⁵⁶

Thine hand shall be lifted up⁴ upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies⁶ shall be cut off.¹¹

And it shall come to pass in that day, saith⁷ the LORD, that I will cut off⁵² thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy⁵² thy chariots:

And I will cut off⁵² the cities ⁵⁸⁹² of thy land, and throw down¹ all thy strong holds:

And I will cut off⁵² witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no [more] soothsayers:²⁶

Thy graven images also will I cut off,⁵² and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship¹⁰¹ the work of thine hands.

And I will pluck up¹ thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy⁵² thy cities. ⁵⁸⁹²

And I will execute¹ vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.¹