From Defeated Ruler to Conquering King
1 Now, daughter who is under attack,
you slash yourself in grief;
a siege is set against us!
They are striking the judgeof Israel
on the cheek with a rod.
2 Bethlehem Ephrathah,
you are small among the clans of Judah;
One will come from you
to be ruler over Israel for Me.
His originis from antiquity,
from eternity.
3 Therefore, He will abandon themuntil the time
when she who is in laborhas given birth;
then the rest of His brotherswill return
to the people of Israel.
4 He will stand and shepherd them
in the strength of Yahweh,
in the majestic name of Yahweh His God.
They will live securely,
for then His greatness will extend
to the ends of the earth.
5 He will be their peace.
When Assyria invades our land,
when it marches against our fortresses,
we will raise against it seven shepherds,
even eight leaders of men.
6 They will shepherdthe land of Assyria with the sword,
the land of Nimrodwith a drawn blade.
So He will rescue usfrom Assyria
when it invades our land,
when it marches against our territory.
The Glorious and Purified Remnant
7 Then the remnant of Jacob
will be among many peoples
like dew from theLord,
like showers on the grass,
which do not wait for anyone
or linger for mankind.
8 Then the remnant of Jacob
will be among the nations, among many peoples,
like a lion among animals of the forest,
like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which tramplesand tearsas it passes through,
and there is no one to rescue them.
9 Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries,
and all your enemies will be destroyed.
10 In that day —
this is theLord’s declaration —
I will remove your horses from you
and wreck your chariots.
11 I will remove the cities of your land
and tear down all your fortresses.
12 I will remove sorceries from your hands,
and you will not have any more fortune-tellers.
13 I will remove your carved images
and sacred pillars from you
so that you will not bow down again
to the work of your hands.
14 I will pull up the Asherah polesfrom among you
and demolish your cities.
15 I will take vengeance in anger and wrath
against the nations that have not obeyed Me.
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