Micah 5

The Ruler to Be Born in Bethlehem 1Ch 4:14 in Hebrew Now muster your troops, O daughterThat is, city of troops;
   siege is laid against us;
with a rod they strike the judge of Israel
   on the cheek. 2Ch 5:1 in Hebrew But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
   who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
   one who is to be ruler in Israel,
whose coming forth is from of old,
   from ancient days. 3Therefore he shall give them up until the time
   when she who is in labor has given birth;
then the rest of his brothers shall return
   to the people of Israel. 4And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD,
   in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God.
And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great
   to the ends of the earth. 5And he shall be their peace.

When the Assyrian comes into our land
   and treads in our palaces,
then we will raise against him seven shepherds
   and eight princes of men; 6they shall shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,
   and the land of Nimrod at its entrances;
and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian
   when he comes into our land
   and treads within our border.

A Remnant Shall Be Delivered 7Then the remnant of Jacob shall be
   in the midst of many peoples
like dew from the LORD,
   like showers on the grass,
which delay not for a man
   nor wait for the children of man. 8And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations,
   in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,
   like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,
which, when it goes through, treads down
   and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver. 9Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries,
   and all your enemies shall be cut off.

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