^2 [a]But as for ^(A)you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Too little to be among the clans of Judah,
From ^(B)you One will come forth for Me to be ^(C)ruler in Israel.
His times of coming forth are ^(D)from long ago,
From the days of eternity.”

⁴ And He will arise and ^(A)shepherd His flock
In the strength of the Lord,
In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God.
And they will ^[a]remain,
Because ^[b]at that time He will be great
To the ^(B)ends of the earth.