² “But you, Bethlehem^(A) Ephrathah,^(B)
    though you are small among the clans^[a] of Judah,
out of you will come for me
    one who will be ruler^(C) over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,^(D)
    from ancient times.”^(E)

⁶ who will rule^[a] the land of Assyria with the sword,
    the land of Nimrod^(A) with drawn sword.^[b](B)
He will deliver us from the Assyrians
    when they invade our land
    and march across our borders.^(C)