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The Prophecy
of Micheas 5
Now shalt thou be laid waste, O daughter of the robber:
they have laid siege against us, with a rod shall they
strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.
AND THOU, BETHLEHEM Ephrata, art a little one among
the thousands of Juda: out of thee shall he come forth
unto me that is to be the ruler in Israel: and his going
forth is from the beginning, from the days of eternity.
Therefore will he give them up even till the time wherein
she that travaileth shall bring forth: and the remnant
of his brethren shall be converted to the children of
Israel.
And he shall stand, and feed in the strength of the
Lord, in the height of the name of the Lord his God:
and they shall be converted, for now shall he be magnified
even to the ends of the earth.
And this man shall be our peace, when the Assyrian shall
come into our land, and when he shall set his foot in
our houses: and we shall raise against him seven shepherds,
and eight principal men.
And they shall feed the land of Assyria with the sword,
and the land of Nemrod with the spears thereof: and
he shall deliver us from the Assyrian, when he shall
come into our land, and when he shall tread in our borders.
And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many
peoples as a dew from the Lord, and as drops upon the
grass, which waiteth not for man, nor tarrieth for the
children of men.
And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles
in the midst of many peoples as a lion among the beasts
of the forests, and as a young lion among the docks
of sheep: who when he shall go through and tread down,
and take, there is none to deliver.
Thy hand shall be lifted up over thy enemies, and all
thy enemies shall be cut off.
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord,
that I will take away thy horses out of the midst of
thee, and will destroy thy chariots.
And I will destroy the cities of thy land, and will
throw down all thy strong holds, and I will take away
sorceries out of thy hand, and there shall be no divinations
in thee.
And I will destroy thy graven things, and thy statues
out of the midst of thee: and thou shalt no more adore
the works of thy hands.
And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee:
and will crush thy cities.
And I will execute vengeance in wrath and in indignation
among all the nations that have not given ear. |