1Nowgather thyselfintroops,Odaughteroftroops;hehathlaidsiegeagainstus:theyshallsmitethejudgeofIsraelH3478witharoduponthecheek. 2(Andthou, Bethlehem Ephratah, littletobeamongthethousandsofJudah,outoftheeshallhecomeforthH3205untome[whois]tobeRulerinIsraelH3478:whosegoingsforthH3205arefromofold,fromthedaysofeternity.) 3ThereforeH6258willhegivethemup,untilthetimewhenshewhich travailethshallhavebroughtH1431forth:andtheresidueofhisbrethrenshallreturn untothechildrenofIsrael. 4AndheshallstandH6965andfeedH7462[hisflock]inthestrengthofJehovah,inthemajestyofthenameofJehovahhisGod.Andtheyshallabide;fornowshallhebeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961greatevenuntotheendsoftheearthH776. 5Andthis[man]shallbePeace.WhentheAssyrianshallcomeH935intoourlandH776,andwhenheshalltreadH1869inourpalaces,thenshallweraiseagainsthimsevenshepherdsH7462,andeight princesofmen. 6AndtheyshallwastethelandofAsshurwiththesword,andthelandofNimrodintheentrances thereof;andheshalldeliver [us]fromtheAssyrian,whenhecomethintoourland,andwhenhetreadethwithinourborders. 7AndtheremnantH7611ofJacobH3290shallbeH1961inthemidstH7130ofmanyH7227peoplesH5971asdewfromJehovah,asshowersuponthegrass,thattarriethnotforman,neitherwaitethforthesonsofmen. 8AndtheremnantofJacobshallbeamongthenations,inthemidstofmany peoples,asalionamongthebeastsoftheforest,asayoung lionamongtheflocksofsheep:who, ifhegothrough, treadethdownH3772,andtearethinpieces,andthereisnonetodeliver. 9Thy handshallbeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961liftedupuponthine adversaries,andallthine enemiesshallbeH1961cutH3772off. 10Anditshallcometopassinthatday, saith Jehovah,thatIwillcutH3772offthy horsesoutofthemidstofthee,andIwilldestroythy chariots. 11AndIwillcutH3772offthecitiesofthy land,andoverthrow all thy strongholds. 12AndIwillcutH3772offsorceriesoutofthyhandH3027;andthou shalthavenosoothsayers. 13Thy graven images also will I cut off,andthy statues outofthemidstH7130ofthee;andthou shalt no more bow down totheworkofthy hands. 14AndIwillpluck up thine Asherahsoutofthemidstofthee,andIwilldestroythy cities. 15And I will execute vengeance in anger and in fury upon the nations, such as they have not heard of. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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