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Birth of the King in Bethlehem
1 “1Ch 4:14 in HebNow muster yourselves in troops, daughter of troops;
2Lit He hasThey have laid siege against us;
With a rod they will A1 Kin 22:24; Job 16:10; Lam 3:30smite the judge of Israel on the cheek.
Too little to be among the clans of Judah,
From BIs 11:1; Luke 2:4; John 7:42you One will go forth for Me to be CJer 30:21; Zech 9:9ruler in Israel.
2Or His appearances are from long ago, from days of oldHis goings forth are DPs 102:25; Prov 8:22, 23from long ago,
From the days of eternity.”
When she BMic 4:9, 10who is in labor has borne a child.
Then the CIs 10:20-22; Mic 5:7, 8remainder of His brethren
Will return to the sons of Israel.
In the strength of the Loʀᴅ,
In the majesty of the name of the Loʀᴅ His God.
And they will 1Or live in safetyremain,
Because 2Lit nowat that time He will be great
To the BIs 45:22; 52:10ends of the earth.
When the BIs 8:7, 8; 10:24-27Assyrian invades our land,
When he tramples on our 1Or palacescitadels,
Then we will raise against him
Seven shepherds and eight leaders of men.
6 They will ANah 2:11-13; Zeph 2:13shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,
The land of BGen 10:8-11Nimrod at its entrances;
And He will CIs 14:25; 37:36, 37deliver us from the Assyrian
When he attacks our land
And when he tramples our territory.
7 Then the AMic 2:12; 4:7; 5:3; 7:18remnant of Jacob
Will be among many peoples
Like BDeut 32:2; Ps 110:3; Hos 14:5dew from the Loʀᴅ,
Like CPs 72:6; Is 44:3showers on vegetation
Which do not wait for man
Or delay for the sons of men.
8 The remnant of Jacob
Will be among the nations,
Among many peoples
AGen 49:9; Num 24:9Like a lion among the beasts of the forest,
Like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
Which, if he passes through,
BPs 44:5; Is 41:15, 16; Mic 4:13; Zech 10:5Tramples down and CHos 5:14tears,
And there is DPs 50:22none to rescue.
9 Your hand will be APs 10:12; 21:8; Is 26:11lifted up against your adversaries,
And all your enemies will be cut off.
10 “It will be in that day,” declares the Loʀᴅ,
“AZech 9:10That I will cut off your BDeut 17:16; Is 2:7; Hos 14:3horses from among you
And destroy your chariots.
11 “I will also cut off the AIs 1:7; 6:11cities of your land
And tear down all your BIs 2:12-17; Hos 10:14; Amos 5:9fortifications.
12 “I will cut off ADeut 18:10-12; Is 2:6; 8:19sorceries from your hand,
And you will have fortune-tellers no more.
13 “AIs 2:18; 17:8; Ezek 6:9I will cut off your carved images
And your sacred pillars from among you,
So that you will no longer bow down
To the work of your hands.
14 “I will root out your 1I.e. wooden symbols of a female deityAEx 34:13; Is 17:8; 27:9Asherim from among you
And destroy your cities.
15 “And I will AIs 1:24; 65:12execute vengeance in anger and wrath
On the nations which have not obeyed.”
15:1 Ch 4:14 in Heb
25:1 Lit He has
A5:1 1 Kin 22:24; Job 16:10; Lam 3:30
15:2 Ch 5:1 in Heb
A5:2 Gen 35:19; 48:7; Ruth 4:11; Matt 2:6
B5:2 Is 11:1; Luke 2:4; John 7:42
25:2 Or His appearances are from long ago, from days of old
D5:2 Ps 102:25; Prov 8:22, 23
C5:3 Is 10:20-22; Mic 5:7, 8
A5:4 Is 40:11; 49:9; Ezek 34:13-15, 23, 24; Mic 7:14
15:4 Or live in safety
25:4 Lit now
A5:5 Is 9:6; Luke 2:14; Eph 2:14; Col 1:20
15:5 Or palaces
B5:7 Deut 32:2; Ps 110:3; Hos 14:5
B5:8 Ps 44:5; Is 41:15, 16; Mic 4:13; Zech 10:5
B5:10 Deut 17:16; Is 2:7; Hos 14:3
B5:11 Is 2:12-17; Hos 10:14; Amos 5:9
A5:12 Deut 18:10-12; Is 2:6; 8:19
15:14 I.e. wooden symbols of a female deity