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Marshal your troops, O city of troops, ^(F12) for a siege is laid against us. They will strike Israel's ruler on the cheek with a rod.

"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans ^(F13) of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins ^(F14) are from of old, from ancient times. ^(F15) "

Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor gives birth and the rest of his brothers return to join the Israelites.

He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD , in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they will live securely, for then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth.

And he will be their peace.

Deliverance and Destruction

When the Assyrian invades our land and marches through our fortresses, we will raise against him seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men.