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He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land,
    and when he marches through our fortresses,
    then we will raise against him seven shepherds,
    and eight leaders of men.
They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword,
    and the land of Nimrod in its gates.
He will deliver us from the Assyrian,
    when he invades our land,
    and when he marches within our border.
The remnant of Jacob will be among many peoples,
    like dew from Yahweh,
    like showers on the grass,
    that don’t wait for man,
    nor wait for the sons of men.
The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations,
    among many peoples,
    like a lion among the animals of the forest,
    like a young lion among the flocks of sheep;
    who, if he goes through, treads down and tears in pieces,
    and there is no one to deliver.
Let your hand be lifted up above your adversaries,
    and let all of your enemies be cut off.

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and he shall be the one of peace.

    If the Assyrians come into our land
    and tread upon our soil,[a]
we will raise against them seven shepherds
    and eight rulers.(A)
They shall rule the land of Assyria with the sword
    and the land of Nimrod with the drawn sword;[b]
they[c] shall rescue us from the Assyrians
    if they come into our land
    or tread within our border.(B)

The Future Role of the Remnant

Then the remnant of Jacob,
    surrounded by many peoples,
shall be like dew from the Lord,
    like showers on the grass,
which do not depend upon people
    or wait for any mortal.(C)
And among the nations the remnant of Jacob,
    surrounded by many peoples,
shall be like a lion among the animals of the forest,
    like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,
which, when it goes through, treads down
    and tears in pieces, with no one to deliver.(D)
Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries,
    and all your enemies shall be cut off.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 5.5 Gk: Heb in our palaces
  2. 5.6 Cn: Heb in its entrances
  3. 5.6 Heb he