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"^(F1)Now muster yourselves in troops, daughter of troops; ^(F2)They have laid siege against us; With a rod they will ^(C1)strike the judge of Israel on the cheek.

-"^(F1)But as for ^(C1)you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From ^(C2)you One will come forth for Me to be ^(C3)ruler in Israel. His times of coming forth are ^(C4)from long ago, From the days of eternity."

Therefore He will ^(C1)give them up until the time When she ^(C2)who is in labor has given birth. Then the ^(C3)remainder of His kinsmen Will return to the sons of Israel.

And He will arise and ^(C1)shepherd His flock In the strength of the LORD, In the majesty of the name of the LORD His God. And they will ^(F1)remain, Because ^(F2)at that time He will be great To the ^(C2)ends of the earth.

This One ^(C1)will be our peace. When the ^(C2)Assyrian invades our land, When he tramples on our ^(F1)citadels, Then we will raise against him Seven shepherds and eight leaders of people.

They will ^(C1)shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, The land of ^(C2)Nimrod at its entrances; And He will ^(C3)rescue us from the Assyrian When he invades our land, And when he tramples our territory.

Then the ^(C1)remnant of Jacob Will be among many peoples Like ^(C2)dew from the LORD, Like ^(C3)showers on vegetation That do not wait for man, Or delay for ^(F1)mankind.

The remnant of Jacob Will be among the nations, Among many peoples ^(C1)Like a lion among the animals of the forest, Like a young lion among flocks of sheep, Which, if he passes through, ^(C2)Tramples and ^(C3)tears, And there is ^(C4)no one who can rescue.

Your hand will be ^(C1)lifted up against your adversaries, And all your enemies will be eliminated.

"And it will be on that day," declares the LORD, "^(C1)That I will eliminate your ^(C2)horses from among you, And destroy your chariots.

-"I will also eliminate the ^(C1)cities of your land, And tear down all your ^(C2)fortifications.

-"I will eliminate ^(C1)sorceries from your hand, And you will have no fortune-tellers.

-"^(C1)I will eliminate your carved images And your memorial stones from among you, So that you will no longer bow down To the work of your hands.

-"I will uproot your ^(F1)(C1)Asherim from among you, And destroy your cities.

-"And I will ^(C1)execute vengeance in anger and wrath On the nations which have not obeyed."