Micah 5 — Legacy Standard Bible

The Ruler Will Come from Bethlehem

5“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.²“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.”³Therefore 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.⁴And 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.⁵And this One ^awill be peace.When the ^bAssyrian enters our land,When he treads on our ¹citadels,Then we will raise against himSeven shepherds and eight princes of men.⁶And 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.⁷Then 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.⁸Then the remnant of JacobWill be among the nations,Among many peoples^aLike 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.⁹Your hand will be ^araised up against your adversaries,And all your enemies will be cut off.¹⁰“And it will be in that day,” declares Yahweh,“^aThat I will cut off your ^bhorses from among youAnd destroy your chariots.¹¹“And I will cut off the ^acities of your landAnd pull down all your ^bfortifications.¹²“And I will cut off ^asorceries from your hand,And you will have soothsaying no more.¹³“^aAnd I will cut off your graven imagesAnd your sacred pillars from among youSo that you will no longer worshipThe work of your hands.¹⁴“And I will uproot your ¹^,^aAsherim from among youAnd ²eradicate your cities.¹⁵“And I will ^aexecute vengeance in anger and wrathOn the nations which have not ¹^,^blistened.”