¹⁷ I see him, but not now;
I behold him, but not near;
A star shall come forth from Jacob,
^(A)A scepter shall rise from Israel,
^(B)And shall crush through the ^[a]forehead of Moab,
And ^[b]tear down all the sons of ^[c]Sheth.

11 Then a ^(A)shoot will spring from the ^(B)stem of Jesse,
And a ^(C)branch from ^(D)his roots will bear fruit.

^2 [a]But as for ^(A)you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Too little to be among the clans of Judah,
From ^(B)you One will go forth for Me to be ^(C)ruler in Israel.
^[b]His goings forth are ^(D)from everlasting,
From the ancient days.”

⁶ ‘^(A)And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,
Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah;
For out of you shall come forth a Leader
Who will ^(B)shepherd My people Israel.’”