The Ruler Will Come from 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 go forth for Me to be cruler in Israel.2His goings forth are dfrom everlasting,From the ancient days.”Ch 5:1 in HebOr His appearances are from long ago, from days of oldGen 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, 23; Hab 1:123 Therefore He will agive them up until the timeWhen she bwho is in childbirth has borne a child.Then the cremainder of His brothersWill 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 stand and ashepherd His flockIn the strength of Yahweh,In the majesty of the name of Yahweh His God.And they will 1remainBecause 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 And this One awill be peace.Or palacesIs 9:6; Luke 2:14; Eph 2:14; Col 1:20Is 8:7, 8; 10:24-27
When the bAssyrian enters our land,When he treads on our 1citadels,Then we will raise against himSeven shepherds and eight princes of men.6 And they will ashepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,The land of bNimrod at its entrances;And He will cdeliver us from the AssyrianWhen he enters our landAnd when he treads within our borders.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 Yahweh,Like cshowers on vegetationWhich do not hope for manOr wait for the sons of men.Mic 2:12; 4:7; 5:3; 7:18Deut 32:2; Ps 110:3; Hos 14:5Ps 72:6; Is 44:38 Then the remnant of JacobWill be among the nations,Among many peoplesaLike a lion among the beasts of the forest,Like a young lion among flocks of sheep,Which, if it passes through,bTramples down and ctears,And there is dnone to deliver.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 araised up against your adversaries,And all your enemies will be cut off.Ps 10:12; 21:8; Is 26:11
10 “And it will be in that day,” declares Yahweh,“aThat I will cut off your bhorses from among youAnd destroy your chariots.Zech 9:10Deut 17:16; Is 2:7; Hos 14:311 “And I will cut off the acities of your landAnd pull down all your bfortifications.Is 1:7; 6:11Is 2:12-17; Hos 10:14; Amos 5:912 “And I will cut off asorceries from your hand,And you will have soothsaying no more.Deut 18:10-12; Is 2:6; 8:1913 “aAnd I will cut off your graven imagesAnd your sacred pillars from among youSo that you will no longer worshipThe work of your hands.Is 2:18; 17:8; Ezek 6:914 “And I will uproot your 1aAsherim from among youAnd 2eradicate your cities.Wooden symbols of a female deityOr destroyEx 34:13; Is 17:8; 27:915 “And I will aexecute vengeance in anger and wrathOn the nations which have not 1blistened.”Or heardIs 1:24; 65:12Mic 1:2; 3:1, 9; 6:9; 7:7