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Micah|5:1|-|Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops;He has laid a siege against us.
With a rod they strike on the |a|cheekThe Judge of Israel.
Micah|5:2|-|(But you, O |a|Bethlehem Ephrathah,So little to be among the thousands of Judah,
From you there will |1b|come forth to MeHe who is to be |2|Ruler in Israel;
And His |1|goings forth are from |c|ancient times,From the days of eternity.)
Micah|5:3|-|Therefore He will give them up until the timeWhen she who is in labor delivers the child;
Then the remainder of His brothers will return,Along with the children of Israel.
Micah|5:4|-|And He will stand and |a|feed His flock in the strength of Jehovah,In the majesty of the name of Jehovah His God;
And they will abide, for now He will be greatUnto the ends of the earth.
Micah|5:5|-|And this One will be the |a|peace.When Assyria comes into our land
And when he treads in our palaces,We will raise up against him seven shepherds
And eight princes of men.
Micah|5:6|-|And they will waste the land of Assyria with the swordAnd the land of |a|Nimrod at its entrances.
And |1|He will save us from Assyria,When he comes into our land
And when he treads in our border.
Micah|5:7|-|And the |1a|remnant of Jacob will beIn the midst of many peoples
Like |b|dew from Jehovah,Like abundant showers upon the herbage,
Which do not tarry for manAnd do not wait for the sons of men.
Micah|5:8|-|And the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations,In the midst of many peoples,
Like a |a|lion among the beasts of the forest,Like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,
Who, if he should pass through, tramples underAnd tears up, and there is none to deliver from him.
Micah|5:9|-|Your hand will be raised up against your adversaries,And all your enemies will be cut off.
Micah|5:10|-|In that |1|day,Declares Jehovah,
I will cut off your horses from the midst of youAnd will destroy your chariots.
Micah|5:11|-|And I will cut off the cities of your landAnd will throw down all your strongholds.
Micah|5:12|-|And I will cut off the sorceries from your hand,And you will not have soothsayers.
Micah|5:13|-|And I will cut off your idolsAnd your pillars from your midst;
And you will no longer worshipThe |a|work of your hands.
Micah|5:14|-|And I will pluck up your Asherahs from your midst,And I will destroy your cities.
Micah|5:15|-|And I will execute |a|vengeance in anger and wrathUpon the nations that have not listened.
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