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1. Now H6258 gather thyself in troops H1413 , O daughter H1323 of troops H1416 : he hath laid H7760 siege H4692 against H5921 us : they shall smite H5221 H853 the judge H8199 of Israel H3478 with a rod H7626 upon H5921 the cheek H3895 .
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1. Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
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2. But thou H859 , Bethlehem H1035 Ephratah H672 , though thou be H1961 little H6810 among the thousands H505 of Judah H3063 , yet out of H4480 thee shall he come forth H3318 unto me that is to be H1961 ruler H4910 in Israel H3478 ; whose goings forth H4163 have been from of old H4480 H6924 , from everlasting H4480 H3117 H5769 .
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2. But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
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3. Therefore H3651 will he give them up H5414 , until H5704 the time H6256 that she which travaileth H3205 hath brought forth H3205 : then the remnant H3499 of his brethren H251 shall return H7725 unto H5921 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 .
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3. Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.
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4. And he shall stand H5975 and feed H7462 in the strength H5797 of the LORD H3068 , in the majesty H1347 of the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 his God H430 ; and they shall abide H3427 : for H3588 now H6258 shall he be great H1431 unto H5704 the ends H657 of the earth H776 .
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4. And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
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5. And this H2088 man shall be H1961 the peace H7965 , when H3588 the Assyrian H804 shall come H935 into our land H776 : and when H3588 he shall tread H1869 in our palaces H759 , then shall we raise H6965 against H5921 him seven H7651 shepherds H7462 , and eight H8083 principal H5257 men H120 .
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5. And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.
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6. And they shall waste H7489 H853 the land H776 of Assyria H804 with the sword H2719 , and the land H776 of Nimrod H5248 in the entrances H6607 thereof : thus shall he deliver H5337 us from H4480 the Assyrian H804 , when H3588 he cometh H935 into our land H776 , and when H3588 he treadeth H1869 within our borders H1366 .
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6. And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.
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7. And the remnant H7611 of Jacob H3290 shall be H1961 in the midst H7130 of many H7227 people H5971 as a dew H2919 from H4480 H854 the LORD H3068 , as the showers H7241 upon H5921 the grass H6212 , that H834 tarrieth H6960 not H3808 for man H376 , nor H3808 waiteth H3176 for the sons H1121 of men H120 .
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7. And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.
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8. And the remnant H7611 of Jacob H3290 shall be H1961 among the Gentiles H1471 in the midst H7130 of many H7227 people H5971 as a lion H738 among the beasts H929 of the forest H3293 , as a young lion H3715 among the flocks H5739 of sheep H6629 : who H834 , if H518 he go through H5674 , both treadeth down H7429 , and teareth in pieces H2963 , and none H369 can deliver H5337 .
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8. And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.
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9. Thine hand H3027 shall be lifted up H7311 upon H5921 thine adversaries H6862 , and all H3605 thine enemies H341 shall be cut off H3772 .
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9. Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.
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10. And it shall come to pass H1961 in that H1931 day H3117 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , that I will cut off H3772 thy horses H5483 out of the midst H4480 H7130 of thee , and I will destroy H6 thy chariots H4818 :
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10. And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots:
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11. And I will cut off H3772 the cities H5892 of thy land H776 , and throw down H2040 all H3605 thy strongholds H4013 :
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11. And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:
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12. And I will cut off H3772 witchcrafts H3785 out of thine hand H4480 H3027 ; and thou shalt have H1961 no H3808 more soothsayers H6049 :
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12. And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
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13. Thy graven images H6456 also will I cut off H3772 , and thy standing images H4676 out of the midst H4480 H7130 of thee ; and thou shalt no H3808 more H5750 worship H7812 the work H4639 of thine hands H3027 .
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13. Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.
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14. And I will pluck up H5428 thy groves H842 out of the midst H4480 H7130 of thee : so will I destroy H8045 thy cities H5892 .
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14. And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.
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15. And I will execute H6213 vengeance H5359 in anger H639 and fury H2534 upon H853 the heathen H1471 , such as H834 they have not H3808 heard H8085 .
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15. And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
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