- 1. Now gather thy selfe in troupes, O daughter of troupes: he hath laid siege against vs: they shal smite the Iudge of Israel with a rod vpon the cheeke.
- 2. But thou Beth-leem Ephratah, though thou bee little among the thousands of Iudah, yet out of thee shall he come foorth vnto mee, that is to be ruler in Israel: whose goings foorth haue bene from of old, from euerlasting.
- 3. Therefore will hee giue them vp, vntill the time that shee which trauaileth, hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall returne vnto the children of Israel.
- 4. And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the Maiestie of the Name of the Lord his God, and they shall abide: for now shall he be great vnto the ends of the earth.
- 5. And this man shall bee the peace when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when hee shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seuen Shepheards, and eight principall men.
- 6. And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall hee deliuer vs from the Assyrian, when he commeth into our land, and when hee treadeth within our borders.
- 7. And the remnant of Iacob shall be in the midst of many people, as a dew from the Lord, as the showres vpon the grasse that tarieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sonnes of men.
- 8. And the remnant of Iacob shal be among the Gentiles in the middest of many people, as a Lyon among the beasts of the forrest, as a yong Lyon among the flockes of sheepe: who if he goe through, both treadeth downe, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliuer.
- 9. Thine hand shall be lift vp vpon thine aduersaries, and all thine enemies shalbe cut off.
- 10. And it shall come to passe in that day, sayth the Lord, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy charets.
- 11. And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw downe all thy strong holdes.
- 12. And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand, and thou shalt haue no more Southsayers.
- 13. Thy grauen images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee: & thou shalt no more worship the worke of thine hands.
- 14. And I will plucke vp thy groues out of the middest of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.
- 15. And I will execute vengeance in anger, and furie vpon the heathen, such as they haue not heard.
Головна > Бібліотека > Бібліїстика > Переклади Біблії > Переклади Біблії англійською мовою > Bible King James Version (KJV) (1611) > Old Testament > Micah > Глава 5
