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1. But you, Bethlehem-Ephrathah too small to be among the clans of Judah, From you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel; Whose origin is from of old, from ancient times.
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1. Now H6258 gather thyself in troops H1413 , O daughter H1323 of troops H1416 : he hath laid H7760 siege H4692 against H5921 us : they shall smite H5221 H853 the judge H8199 of Israel H3478 with a rod H7626 upon H5921 the cheek H3895 .
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2. (Therefore the Lord will give them up, until the time when she who is to give birth has borne, And the rest of his brethren shall return to the children of Israel.)
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2. But thou H859 , Bethlehem H1035 Ephratah H672 , though thou be H1961 little H6810 among the thousands H505 of Judah H3063 , yet out of H4480 thee shall he come forth H3318 unto me that is to be H1961 ruler H4910 in Israel H3478 ; whose goings forth H4163 have been from of old H4480 H6924 , from everlasting H4480 H3117 H5769 .
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3. He shall stand firm and shepherd his flock by the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD, his God; And they shall remain, for now his greatness shall reach to the ends of the earth;
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3. Therefore H3651 will he give them up H5414 , until H5704 the time H6256 that she which travaileth H3205 hath brought forth H3205 : then the remnant H3499 of his brethren H251 shall return H7725 unto H5921 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 .
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4. he shall be peace. If Assyria invades our country and treads upon our land, We shall raise against it seven shepherds, eight men of royal rank;
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4. And he shall stand H5975 and feed H7462 in the strength H5797 of the LORD H3068 , in the majesty H1347 of the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 his God H430 ; and they shall abide H3427 : for H3588 now H6258 shall he be great H1431 unto H5704 the ends H657 of the earth H776 .
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5. And they shall tend the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the drawn sword; And we shall be delivered from Assyria, if it invades our land and treads upon our borders.
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5. And this H2088 man shall be H1961 the peace H7965 , when H3588 the Assyrian H804 shall come H935 into our land H776 : and when H3588 he shall tread H1869 in our palaces H759 , then shall we raise H6965 against H5921 him seven H7651 shepherds H7462 , and eight H8083 principal H5257 men H120 .
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6. The remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples, Like dew coming from the LORD, like raindrops on the grass, Which wait for no man, nor tarry for the sons of men.
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6. And they shall waste H7489 H853 the land H776 of Assyria H804 with the sword H2719 , and the land H776 of Nimrod H5248 in the entrances H6607 thereof : thus shall he deliver H5337 us from H4480 the Assyrian H804 , when H3588 he cometh H935 into our land H776 , and when H3588 he treadeth H1869 within our borders H1366 .
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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 beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep; When it passes through, it tramples and tears, and there is none to deliver.
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7. And the remnant H7611 of Jacob H3290 shall be H1961 in the midst H7130 of many H7227 people H5971 as a dew H2919 from H4480 H854 the LORD H3068 , as the showers H7241 upon H5921 the grass H6212 , that H834 tarrieth H6960 not H3808 for man H376 , nor H3808 waiteth H3176 for the sons H1121 of men H120 .
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8. Your hand shall be lifted above your foes, and all your enemies shall be destroyed.
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8. And the remnant H7611 of Jacob H3290 shall be H1961 among the Gentiles H1471 in the midst H7130 of many H7227 people H5971 as a lion H738 among the beasts H929 of the forest H3293 , as a young lion H3715 among the flocks H5739 of sheep H6629 : who H834 , if H518 he go through H5674 , both treadeth down H7429 , and teareth in pieces H2963 , and none H369 can deliver H5337 .
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9. On that day, says the LORD, I will destroy the horses from your midst and ruin your chariots;
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9. Thine hand H3027 shall be lifted up H7311 upon H5921 thine adversaries H6862 , and all H3605 thine enemies H341 shall be cut off H3772 .
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10. I will demolish the cities of your land and tear down all your fortresses.
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10. And it shall come to pass H1961 in that H1931 day H3117 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , that I will cut off H3772 thy horses H5483 out of the midst H4480 H7130 of thee , and I will destroy H6 thy chariots H4818 :
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11. I will abolish the means of divination from your use, and there shall no longer be soothsayers among you.
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11. And I will cut off H3772 the cities H5892 of thy land H776 , and throw down H2040 all H3605 thy strongholds H4013 :
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12. I will abolish your carved images and the sacred pillars from your midst; And you shall no longer adore the works of your hands.
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12. And I will cut off H3772 witchcrafts H3785 out of thine hand H4480 H3027 ; and thou shalt have H1961 no H3808 more soothsayers H6049 :
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13. I will tear out the sacred poles from your midst, and destroy your cities.
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13. Thy graven images H6456 also will I cut off H3772 , and thy standing images H4676 out of the midst H4480 H7130 of thee ; and thou shalt no H3808 more H5750 worship H7812 the work H4639 of thine hands H3027 .
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14. I will wreak vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not hearkened.
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14. And I will pluck up H5428 thy groves H842 out of the midst H4480 H7130 of thee : so will I destroy H8045 thy cities H5892 .
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