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Micah 5:1-6

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Birth of the King in Bethlehem

1“Now muster yourselves in troops, daughter of troops;

They have laid siege against us;

With a rod they will strike the judge of Israel on the cheek.

2“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,

Too little to be among the clans of Judah,

From you One will come forth for Me to be ruler in Israel.

His times of coming forth are from long ago,

From the days of eternity.”

3Therefore He will give them up until the time

When she who is in labor has given birth.

Then the remainder of His kinsmen

Will return to the sons of Israel.

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.

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 people.

6They will shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,

The land of Nimrod at its entrances;

And He will rescue us from the Assyrian

When he invades our land,

And when he tramples our territory.