| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New Living Translation |
| 1"Now muster yourselves in troops, daughter of troops; They have laid siege against us; With a rod they will smite the judge of Israel on the cheek. | 1 Mobilize! Marshal your troops! The enemy is laying siege to Jerusalem. They will strike Israel’s leader in the face with a rod. A Ruler from Bethlehem |
| 2"But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity." | 2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on my behalf. |
| 3Therefore He will give them up until the time When she who is in labor has borne a child. Then the remainder of His brethren Will return to the sons of Israel. | 3The people of Israel will be abandoned to their enemies until the woman in labor gives birth. Then at last his fellow countrymen will return from exile to their own land. |
| 4And He will arise and shepherd His flock In the strength of the LORD, In the majesty of the name of the LORD His God. And they will remain, Because at that time He will be great To the ends of the earth. | 4And he will stand to lead his flock with the LORD’s strength, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. Then his people will live there undisturbed, for he will be highly honored around the world. |
| 5This One will be our peace. When the Assyrian invades our land, When he tramples on our citadels, Then we will raise against him Seven shepherds and eight leaders of men. | 5And he will be the source of peace. When the Assyrians invade our land and break through our defenses, we will appoint seven rulers to watch over us, eight princes to lead us. |
| 6They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword, The land of Nimrod at its entrances; And He will deliver us from the Assyrian When he attacks our land And when he tramples our territory. | 6They will rule Assyria with drawn swords and enter the gates of the land of Nimrod. He will rescue us from the Assyrians when they pour over the borders to invade our land. The Remnant Purified |
| 7Then the remnant of Jacob Will be among many peoples Like dew from the LORD, Like showers on vegetation Which do not wait for man Or delay for the sons of men. | 7Then the remnant left in Israel will take their place among the nations. They will be like dew sent by the LORD or like rain falling on the grass, which no one can hold back and no one can restrain. |
| 8The remnant of Jacob Will be among the nations, Among many peoples Like a lion among the beasts of the forest, Like a young lion among flocks of sheep, Which, if he passes through, Tramples down and tears, And there is none to rescue. | 8The remnant left in Israel will take their place among the nations. They will be like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a strong young lion among flocks of sheep and goats, pouncing and tearing as they go with no rescuer in sight. |
| 9Your hand will be lifted up against your adversaries, And all your enemies will be cut off. | 9The people of Israel will stand up to their foes, and all their enemies will be wiped out. |
| 10"It will be in that day," declares the LORD, "That I will cut off your horses from among you And destroy your chariots. | 10“In that day,” says the LORD, “I will slaughter your horses and destroy your chariots. |
| 11"I will also cut off the cities of your land And tear down all your fortifications. | 11I will tear down your walls and demolish your defenses. |
| 12"I will cut off sorceries from your hand, And you will have fortune-tellers no more. | 12I will put an end to all witchcraft, and there will be no more fortune-tellers. |
| 13"I will cut off your carved images And your sacred pillars from among you, So that you will no longer bow down To the work of your hands. | 13I will destroy all your idols and sacred pillars, so you will never again worship the work of your own hands. |
| 14"I will root out your Asherim from among you And destroy your cities. | 14I will abolish your idol shrines with their Asherah poles and destroy your pagan cities. |
| 15"And I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath On the nations which have not obeyed." | 15I will pour out my vengeance on all the nations that refuse to obey me.” |
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