Mic 5
1
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.
2
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.
3
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.
4
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.
5
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.
6
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.
7
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.
8
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.
9
Thy hand shall be lifted up over thy enemies, and all thy enemies shall be cut off.
10
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.
11
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.
12
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.
13
And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: and will crush thy cities.
14
And I will execute vengeance in wrath and in indignation among all the nations that
have not given ear.