(KJV) Micah 5¹

⥃A Ruler from Bethlehem ^{[ Matthew 2:1–12 ]}

[1] Now gather² thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath³ laid siege against us: they⁴ shall smite the judge⁵ of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. [2] But thou⁶, Beth–lehem Ephratah⁷, [though] thou be little among⁸ the thousands⁹ of Judah, [yet¹⁰] out of thee shall he come forth unto me [that is¹¹] to be ruler in Israel; whose¹² goings forth [have been] from of old, from everlasting¹³. [3] Therefore¹⁴ will he give¹⁵ them up, until the time [that] she¹⁶ which travaileth hath brought forth: then¹⁷ the remnant of his¹⁸ brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.

[4] [¶]And he shall stand¹⁹ and feed²⁰ in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty²¹ of the name of the Lord²² his God; and they shall abide²³: for now shall he be great²⁴ unto the ends of the earth. [5] And this²⁵ [man] shall be the peace, when the²⁶ Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then²⁷ shall we raise against him seven²⁸ shepherds, and eight principal men²⁹. [6] And they³⁰ shall waste³¹ the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod³² in the entrances thereof³³: thus shall he deliver [us] from the Assyrian³⁴, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.

⥃The Remnant of Jacob ^{[ Micah 2:12–13 ]}

[7] And the remnant³⁵ of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew³⁶ from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth³⁷ not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.

[8] [¶]And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion³⁸ among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep³⁹: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none⁴⁰ can deliver. [9] Thine hand⁴¹ shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off. [10] And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that I⁴² will cut⁴³ off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots: [11] And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw⁴⁴ down all thy strong holds: [12] And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no [more] soothsayers:⁴⁵ [13] Thy graven⁴⁶ images also will I cut off, and thy standing images⁴⁷ out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no⁴⁸ more worship the work of thine hands. [14] And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities⁴⁹. [15] And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard. ⁵⁰