58 lines
2.3 KiB
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58 lines
2.3 KiB
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# Chapter 5
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1 Now muster your troops, O daughter of troops;
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siege is laid against us;
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with a rod they strike the judge of Israel
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on the cheek.
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2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
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who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,
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from you shall come forth for me
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one who is to be ruler in Israel,
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whose coming forth is from of old,
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from ancient days.
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3 Therefore he shall give them up until the time
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when she who is in labor has given birth;
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then the rest of his brothers shall return
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to the people of Israel.
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4 And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord,
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in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
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And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great
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to the ends of the earth.
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5 And he shall be their peace.
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When the Assyrian comes into our land
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and treads in our palaces,
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then we will raise against him seven shepherds
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and eight princes of men;
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6 they shall shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,
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and the land of Nimrod at its entrances;
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and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian
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when he comes into our land
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and treads within our border.
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7 Then the remnant of Jacob shall be
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in the midst of many peoples
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like dew from the Lord,
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like showers on the grass,
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which delay not for a man
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nor wait for the children of man.
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8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations,
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in the midst of many peoples,
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like a lion among the beasts of the forest,
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like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,
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which, when it goes through, treads down
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and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
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9 Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries,
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and all your enemies shall be cut off.
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10 And in that day, declares the Lord,
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I will cut off your horses from among you
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and will destroy your chariots;
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11 and I will cut off the cities of your land
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and throw down all your strongholds;
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12 and I will cut off sorceries from your hand,
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and you shall have no more tellers of fortunes;
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13 and I will cut off your carved images
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and your pillars from among you,
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and you shall bow down no more
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to the work of your hands;
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14 and I will root out your Asherah images from among you
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and destroy your cities.
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15 And in anger and wrath I will execute vengeance
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on the nations that did not obey. |