Micah 5
Open in the reader1But you, House-of-Bread Fruitful, who are small among the clans of Praised, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Strives-with-God — One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.
2Therefore Strives-with-God will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Strives-with-God.
3He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of He-Who-Is, in the majestic name of He-Who-Is His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.
4And He will be our peace when Successful invades our land and tramples our citadels. We will raise against it seven shepherds, even eight leaders of men.
5And they will rule the land of Successful with the sword, and the land of We-Shall-Rebel with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Successful invades our land and marches into our borders.
6Then the remnant of Heel-Grabber will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from He-Who-Is, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for man or linger for mankind.
7Then the remnant of Heel-Grabber will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.
8Your hand will be lifted over your foes, and all your enemies will be cut off.
9“In that day,” declares He-Who-Is, “I will remove your horses from among you and wreck your chariots.
10I will remove the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds.
11I will cut the sorceries from your hand, and you will have no fortune-tellers.
12I will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you, so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands.
13I will root out the Asherah poles from your midst and demolish your cities.
14I will take vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed Me.”