Micah 5:1-4

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The Ruler to Be Born in Bethlehem

5 ^[a] Now muster your troops, O daughter^[b] of troops;
    siege is laid against us;
with a rod ^(A)they strike the judge of Israel
    on the cheek.
²^[c] ^(B)But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
    who are too little to be among the clans of ^(C)Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
    one who is to be ^(D)ruler in Israel,
^(E)whose coming forth is ^(F)from of old,
    from ancient days.
³Therefore he shall give them up ^(G)until the time
    when she who is in labor has given birth;
then ^(H)the rest of his brothers shall return
    to the people of Israel.
⁴And he shall stand ^(I)and shepherd his flock ^(J)in the strength of the Lord,
    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall dwell secure, for now ^(K)he shall be great
    to the ends of the earth.

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Footnotes

Micah 5:1 Ch 4:14 in Hebrew
Micah 5:1 That is, city
Micah 5:2 Ch 5:1 in Hebrew

Micah 5:10-15

English Standard Version

¹⁰And ^(A)in that day, declares the Lord,
    ^(B)I will cut off your horses from among you
    and will destroy your chariots;
¹¹^(C)and I will cut off the cities of your land
    and throw down all your strongholds;
¹²and I will cut off ^(D)sorceries from your hand,
    and ^(E)you shall have no more tellers of fortunes;
¹³and ^(F)I will cut off your carved images
    and ^(G)your pillars from among you,
^(H)and you shall bow down no more
    to the work of your hands;
¹⁴and I will root out your ^(I)Asherah images from among you
    ^(J)and destroy your cities.
¹⁵And in anger and wrath ^(K)I will execute vengeance
    on the nations that did not obey.