Birth of the King in Bethlehem
“1Now muster yourselves in troops, daughter of troops;2They have laid siege against us;With a rod they will astrike the judge of Israel on the cheek.Ch 4:14 in HebLit He has1 Kin 22:24; Job 16:10; Lam 3:302 “1But as for ayou, Bethlehem Ephrathah,Too little to be among the clans of Judah,From byou One will come forth for Me to be cruler in Israel.His times of coming forth are dfrom long ago,From the days of eternity.”Ch 5:1 in HebGen 35:19; 48:7; Ruth 4:11; Matt 2:6Is 11:1; Luke 2:4; John 7:42Jer 30:21; Zech 9:9Ps 102:25; Prov 8:22, 233 Therefore He will agive them up until the timeWhen she bwho is in labor has given birth.Then the cremainder of His kinsmenWill return to the sons of Israel.Hos 11:8; Mic 4:10; 7:13Mic 4:9, 10Is 10:20-22; Mic 5:7, 84 And He will arise and ashepherd His flockIn the strength of the LORD,In the majesty of the name of the LORD His God.And they will 1remain,Because 2at that time He will be greatTo the bends of the earth.Or live in safetyLit nowIs 40:11; 49:9; Ezek 34:13-15, 23, 24; Mic 7:14Is 45:22; 52:105 This One awill be our peace.Or palacesIs 9:6; Luke 2:14; Eph 2:14; Col 1:20Is 8:7, 8; 10:24-27
When the bAssyrian invades our land,When he tramples on our 1citadels,Then we will raise against himSeven shepherds and eight leaders of people.6 They will ashepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,The land of bNimrod at its entrances;And He will crescue us from the AssyrianWhen he invades our land,And when he tramples our territory.Nah 2:11-13; Zeph 2:13Gen 10:8-11Is 14:25; 37:36, 37
7 Then the aremnant of JacobWill be among many peoplesLike bdew from the LORD,Like cshowers on vegetationThat do not wait for man,Or delay for 1mankind.Lit sons of mankindMic 2:12; 4:7; 5:3; 7:18Deut 32:2; Ps 110:3; Hos 14:5Ps 72:6; Is 44:38 The remnant of JacobWill be among the nations,Among many peoplesaLike a lion among the animals of the forest,Like a young lion among flocks of sheep,Which, if he passes through,bTramples and ctears,And there is dno one who can rescue.Gen 49:9; Num 24:9Ps 44:5; Is 41:15, 16; Mic 4:13; Zech 10:5Hos 5:14Ps 50:229 Your hand will be alifted up against your adversaries,And all your enemies will be eliminated.Ps 10:12; 21:8; Is 26:11
10 “And it will be on that day,” declares the LORD,“aThat I will eliminate your bhorses from among you,And destroy your chariots.Zech 9:10Deut 17:16; Is 2:7; Hos 14:311 “I will also eliminate the acities of your land,And tear down all your bfortifications.Is 1:7; 6:11Is 2:12-17; Hos 10:14; Amos 5:912 “I will eliminate asorceries from your hand,And you will have no fortune-tellers.Deut 18:10-12; Is 2:6; 8:1913 “aI will eliminate your carved imagesAnd your memorial stones from among you,So that you will no longer bow downTo the work of your hands.Is 2:18; 17:8; Ezek 6:914 “I will uproot your 1aAsherim from among you,And destroy your cities.I.e., wooden symbols of a female deity (Asherah)Ex 34:13; Is 17:8; 27:915 “And I will aexecute vengeance in anger and wrathOn the nations which have not obeyed.”Is 1:24; 65:12