5:1 (4:14)
We are besieged!
With a scepter
on the side of his face.
5:2 (5:1) As for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
seemingly insignificant
from you a king will emerge who will rule over Israel on my behalf,
one whose origins
5:3 So the Lord
until the time when the woman in labor
Then the rest of the king’s
to be reunited with the people of Israel.
5:4 He will assume his post
by the sovereign authority of the Lord his God.
They will live securely,
even in the distant regions of
5:5 He will give us peace.
Should the Assyrians try to invade our land
and attempt to set foot in our fortresses,
we will send
make that eight commanders.
5:6 They will rule
the land of Nimrod
Our king
should they attempt to invade our land
and try to set foot in our territory.
5:7 Those survivors from
in the midst of many nations.
They will be like the dew the Lord sends,
like the rain on the grass,
that does not hope for men to come
or wait around for humans to arrive.
5:8 Those survivors from Jacob will live among the nations,
in the midst of many peoples.
They will be like a lion among the animals of the forest,
like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,
which attacks when it passes through;
it rips its prey
5:9 Lift your hand triumphantly against your adversaries;
may all your enemies be destroyed!
5:10 “In that day,” says the Lord,
“I will destroy
and smash your chariots.
5:11 I will destroy the cities of your land,
and tear down all your fortresses.
5:12 I will remove the sorcery
and you will no longer have omen readers living among you.