Micah 5

1 Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.

2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.

3 Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel.

4 He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.

5 And He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and tramples our citadels. We will raise against it seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men.

6 And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders.

7 Then the remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.

8 Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.

9 Your hand will be lifted over your foes, and all your enemies will be cut off.

10 “In that day,” declares the LORD, “I will remove your horses from among you and wreck your chariots.

11 I will remove the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds.

12 I will cut the sorceries from your hand, and you will have no fortune-tellers.

13 I will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you, so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands.

14 I will root out the Asherah poles from your midst and demolish your cities.

15 I will take vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed Me.”

1 ¶ 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.

2 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.

3 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.

4 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.

5 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.

6 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.

7 ¶ 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.

8 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.

9 Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.

10 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:

11 And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:

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

13 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.

14 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.

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

1 And thou, Bethlehem Ephrathah, which art little among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall he come unto me that is Lord in Israel, which is from the beginning and from everlasting.

2 But he shall afflict them until the time that she that is to bear shall bear. Then shall the remnant of his brethren return unto the children of Israel.

3 And he shall appear and feed in the power of the LORD, and in the victory of the name of his God. And they shall dwell: for he shall be glorified in that day, as far as the world is.

4 For this also shall we have peace from Assyria, which is now fallen in our land, and hath trodden down our houses. For seven shepherds and eight princes shall be raised up against him,

5 Who destroy the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with their bare weapons. So shall we be saved from Assyria, which hath fallen into our land, and hath trodden down our border.

6 The remnant also of Jacob shall be among many nations as the dew of the LORD, and as the droplets of the grass, waiting for no man, nor for men.

7 Yea, the remnant of Jacob shall be among the heathen of many nations, as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among a flock of sheep, which no man can withstand, when he goeth through, treading and tearing.

8 For thine hand shall prevail against all thine enemies, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.

9 In that day, saith the LORD, will I put away thy horses from thee, and destroy thy chariots;

10 And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and break down all thy strongholds;

11 And I will cut off sorcerers from among thee, and there shall no diviner abide with thee.

12 I will cut off thy images and thy idols from thee, and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands,

13 And I will break up thy groves, and destroy thy cities.

14 And I will execute vengeance with fury and wrath upon all the heathen that will not obey.