Micah 5

The Ruler to Be Born in Bethlehem

1 # 5:1 Ch 4:14 in Hebrew Now muster your troops, O daughter#5:1 That is, city of troops;

siege is laid against us;

with a rod #See 1 Kgs. 22:24they strike the judge of Israel

on the cheek.

2 # 5:2 Ch 5:1 in Hebrew #Cited Matt. 2:6; [John 7:42] But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,

who are too little to be among the clans of #[Heb. 7:14] Judah,

from you shall come forth for me

one who is to be #[Gen. 49:10; Isa. 9:6, 7; Jer. 30:21; Zech. 9:9] ruler in Israel,

# Hos. 6:3 whose coming forth is #Ps. 90:2; [Prov. 8:22, 23; John 1:1]from of old,

from ancient days.

3Therefore he shall give them up #[ch. 4:9, 10] until the time

when she who is in labor has given birth;

then #[ch. 4:7]the rest of his brothers shall return

to the people of Israel.

4And he shall stand #Isa. 40:11; [ch. 7:14] and shepherd his flock #See Isa. 11:3-5 in the strength of the Lord,

in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.

And they shall dwell secure, for now #Ps. 72:8; Isa. 52:13; Luke 1:32he shall be great

to the ends of the earth.

5And he shall be #[Isa. 9:6; Zech. 9:10; Eph. 2:14] their peace.

# [ 2 Kgs. 18:13 ] When the Assyrian comes into our land

and treads in our palaces,

then we will raise against him seven #[Isa. 3:2, 3]shepherds

and eight princes of men;

6they shall shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,

and the land of #Gen. 10:8, 10, 11 Nimrod at its entrances;

and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian

# [See ver. 5 above] when he comes into our land

and treads within our border.

A Remnant Shall Be Delivered

7Then #[See ver. 3 above]the remnant of Jacob shall be

in the midst of many peoples

like dew from the Lord,

like showers on the grass,

which delay not for a man

nor wait for the children of man.

8And #[See ver. 3 above] the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations,

in the midst of many peoples,

like a lion among the beasts of the forest,

like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,

# [ Hos. 5:14 ] which, when it goes through, treads down

and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.

9Your hand shall #Isa. 26:11be lifted up over your adversaries,

and all your enemies shall be cut off.

10And #[ch. 4:1, 6] in that day, declares the Lord,

# Zech. 9:10; [ Isa. 2:7; Hag. 2:22 ] I will cut off your horses from among you

and will destroy your chariots;

11 # ver. 14; Isa. 17:9; 27:10; [ Hos. 8:14; Zech. 2:4 ] and I will cut off the cities of your land

and throw down all your strongholds;

12and I will cut off #[2 Kgs. 9:22] sorceries from your hand,

and #Deut. 18:10; [Isa. 2:6]you shall have no more tellers of fortunes;

13and #Zech. 13:2 I will cut off your carved images

and #Hos. 3:4 your pillars from among you,

# [ Isa. 17:8 ] and you shall bow down no more

to the work of your hands;

14and I will root out your #Ex. 34:13;See Deut. 16:21 Asherah images from among you

# [See ver. 11 above] and destroy your cities.

15And in anger and wrath #[ver. 8; Ps. 149:7; 2 Thess. 1:8]I will execute vengeance

on the nations that did not obey.

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