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The Ruler from Bethlehem

Micah 5

From Bethlehem, small among the clans of Judah, one will come forth to be ruler and shepherd of Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, and under him the people will dwell in peace even as the Assyrian threatens the land. The Lord also promises to remove Israel's horses, strongholds, sorceries, and idols, and to execute vengeance on the nations that will not listen.

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The Septuagint (LXX) in Greek, with Charles Thomson’s 1808 and Sir Lancelot Brenton’s 1851 English translations, set beside the King James Version and the Jewish Masoretic text (JPS 1917) where they align, so you can compare the Greek and the Hebrew. All public domain; choose which to show with the controls above.
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ThomsonBut as for thee, Bethlehem, thou house of Ephratha, art thou too little to be one of the thousands of Juda? Out of thee one shall come forth for Me, to be the chief of Israel. His goings forth have been from the beginning—from the days of an aeon.
BrentonAnd thou, Bethleem, house of Ephratha, art few in number to be reckoned among the thousands of Juda; yet out of thee shall one come forth to me, to be a ruler of Israel; and his goings forth were from the beginning, even from eternity.
GreekΚαὶ σὺ Βηθλεὲμ οἶκος Ἐφραθὰ, ὀλιγοστὸς εἶ τοῦ εἶναι ἐν χιλιάσιν Ἰούδα· ἐκ σοῦ μοι ἐξελεύσεται, τοῦ εἶναι εἰς ἄρχοντα τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ἔξοδοι αὐτοῦ ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς ἐξ ἡμερῶν αἰῶνος.
KJVBut thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
JPSBut thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, Which art little to be among the thousands of Judah, Out of thee shall one come forth unto Me that is to be ruler in Israel; Whose goings forth are from of old, from ancient days.
2
ThomsonTherefore he will continue them till the time of one in travail. She shall bring forth, and the rest of their brethren shall turn to the children of Israel.
BrentonTherefore shall he appoint them to wait till the time of her that travails: she shall bring forth, and then the remnant of their brethren shall return to the children of Israel.
GreekΔιατοῦτο δώσει αὐτοὺς ἕως καιροῦ τικτούσης, τέξεται, καὶ οἱ ἐπίλοιποι τῶν ἀδελφῶν αὐτῶν ἐπιστρέψουσιν ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραήλ.
KJVTherefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.
JPSTherefore will He give them up, Until the time that she who travaileth hath brought forth; Then the residue of his brethren shall return with the children of Israel.
3
ThomsonAnd they will stand and look and the Lord will feed His flock with majesty; and in the glory of the name of the Lord their God, they shall subsist; because they shall now be magnified to the ends of the earth; therefore she shall have peace.
BrentonAnd the Lord shall stand, and see, and feed his flock with power, and they shall dwell in the glory of the name of the Lord their God: for now shall they be magnified to the ends of the earth.
GreekΚαὶ στήσεται καὶ ὄψεται, καὶ ποιμανεῖ τὸ ποίμνιον αὐτοῦ ἐν ἰσχύϊ Κύριος, καὶ ἐν τῇ δόξῃ ὀνόματος Κυρίου Θεοῦ αὐτῶν ὑπάρξουσι, διότι νῦν μεγαλυνθήσονται ἕως ἄκρων τῆς γῆς.
KJVAnd he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
JPSAnd he shall stand, and shall feed his flock in the strength of the LORD, In the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; And they shall abide, for then shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
4
ThomsonAs for Assur, when he hath come against your land and when he hath passed over your country, against him shall be raised up seven shepherds. And there shall be eight bites of men
BrentonAnd she shall have peace when Assur shall come into your land, and when he shall come up upon your country; and there shall be raised up against him seven shepherds, and eight attacks of men.
GreekΚαὶ ἔσται αὐτῇ εἰρήνη, Ἀσσοὺρ ὅταν ἐπέλθῃ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ὑμῶν, καὶ ὅταν ἐπιβῇ ἐπὶ τὴν χώραν ὑμῶν, καὶ ἐπεγερθήσονται ἐπʼ αὐτὸν ἑπτὰ ποιμένες, καὶ ὀκτὼ δήγματα ἀνθρώπων,
KJVAnd this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.
JPSAnd this shall be peace: When the Assyrian shall come into our land, And when he shall tread in our palaces, Then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, And eight princes among men.
5
Thomsonand they will feed Assur with a sword, and the land of Nebrod* in its enclosure. So he will deliver from the Assyrian, when he hath come against your land and when he hath passed over your borders.
BrentonAnd they shall tend the Assyrian with a sword, and the land of Nebrod with her trench: and he shall deliver you from the Assyrian, when he shall come upon your land, and when he shall invade your coasts.
Greekκαὶ ποιμανοῦσι τὸν Ἀσσοὺρ ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ, καὶ τὴν γῆν τοῦ Νεβρὼδ ἐν τῇ τάφρῳ αὐτῆς· καὶ ῥύσεται ἐκ τοῦ Ἀσσοὺρ ὅταν ἐπέλθῃ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ὑμῶν, καὶ ὅταν ἐπιβῇ ἐπὶ τὰ ὅρια ὑμῶν.
KJVAnd they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.
JPSAnd they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, And the land of Nimrod with the keen-edged sword; And he shall deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, And when he treadeth within our border.
6
ThomsonAnd the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations in the midst of many people, like dew falling from the Lord and like lambs upon the wilds.
BrentonAnd the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many peoples, as dew falling from the Lord, and as lambs on the grass; that none may assemble nor resist among the sons of men.
GreekΚαὶ ἔσται τὸ ὑπόλειμμα τοῦ Ἰακὼβ ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἐν μέσῳ λαῶν πολλῶν, ὡς δρόσος παρὰ Κυρίου πίπτουσα, καὶ ὡς ἄρνες ἐπὶ ἄγρωστιν, ὅπως μὴ συναχθῇ μηδεὶς, μηδὲ ὑποστῇ ἐν υἱοῖς ἀνθρώπων.
KJVAnd the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.
JPSAnd the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples, As dew from the LORD, as showers upon the grass, That are not looked for from man, Nor awaited at the hands of the sons of men.
7
ThomsonThat none may be left ungathered or behind among the children of men, the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among beasts of the forest, and like a young lion among flocks of sheep; so that when he passeth through and hath made a choice, he may tear and there shall be none to deliver.
BrentonAnd the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many nations, as a lion in the forest among cattle, and as a lion's whelp among flocks of sheep, even as when he goes through, and selects, and carries off his prey, and there is none to deliver.
GreekΚαὶ ἔσται τὸ ὑπόλειμμα Ἰακὼβ ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἐν μέσῳ λαῶν πολλῶν, ὡς λέων ἐν κτήνεσιν ἐν τῷ δρυμῷ, καὶ ὡς σκύμνος ἐν ποιμνίοις προβάτων, ὃν τρόπον ὅταν διέλθῃ, καὶ διαστείλας ἁρπάσῃ, καὶ μὴ ᾖ ὁ ἐξαιρούμενος.
KJVAnd the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.
JPSAnd the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, As a lion among the beasts of the forest, As a young lion among the flocks of sheep, Who, if he go through, treadeth down and teareth in pieces, And there is none to deliver.
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ThomsonThy hand shall be raised up against them who afflict thee; and all thine enemies shall be utterly cut off.
BrentonThine hand shall be lifted up against them that afflict thee, and all thine enemies shall be utterly destroyed.
GreekὙψωθήσεται ἡ χείρ σου ἐπὶ τοὺς θλίβοντάς σε, καὶ πάντες οἱ ἐχθροί σου ἐξολοθρευθήσονται.
KJVThine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.
JPSLet Thy hand be lifted up above Thine adversaries, And let all Thine enemies be cut off. .
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ThomsonAnd it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that I will destroy the horses from the midst of thee and destroy thy chariots
BrentonAnd it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that I will utterly destroy the horses out of the midst of thee, and destroy thy chariots:
GreekΚαὶ ἔσται ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ, λέγει Κύριος, ἐξολοθρεύσω τοὺς ἵππους ἐκ μέσου σου, καὶ ἀπολῶ τὰ ἅρματά σου,
KJVAnd it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots:
JPSAnd it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, That I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, And will destroy thy chariots;
10
Thomsonand I will root out the cities of thy land and demolish thy fortifications.
Brentonand I will utterly destroy the cities of thy land, and demolish all thy strong-holds:
Greekκαὶ ἐξολεθρεύσω τὰς πόλεις τῆς γῆς σου, καὶ ἐξαρῶ πάντα τὰ ὀχυρώματά σου·
KJVAnd I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:
JPSAnd I will cut off the cities of thy land, And will throw down all thy strongholds;
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ThomsonAnd I will cut off thy sorceries out of thy hands and in thee shall be no diviners.
Brentonand I will utterly destroy thy sorceries out of thine hands; and there shall be no soothsayers in thee.
Greekκαὶ ἐξολοθρεύσω τὰ φάρμακά σου ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν σου, καὶ ἀποφθεγγόμενοι οὐκ ἔσονται ἐν σοί·
KJVAnd I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
JPS—
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ThomsonAnd I will cut off thy graven images and thy pillars from the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the works of thy hands.
BrentonAnd I will utterly destroy thy graven images, and thy statues out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt never any more worship the works of thine hands.
Greekκαὶ ἐξολοθρεύσω τὰ γλυπτά σου, καὶ τὰς στηλὰς σου ἐκ μέσου σου, καὶ οὐκ ἔτι μὴ προσκυνήσεις τοῖς ἔργοις τῶν χειρῶν σου.
KJVThy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.
JPSAnd I will cut off thy graven images and thy pillars out of the midst of thee; And thou shalt no more worship the work of thy hands.
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ThomsonAnd I will cut down the groves from amidst thee and utterly destroy thy cities;
BrentonAnd I will cut off the groves out of the midst of thee, and I will abolish thy cities.
GreekΚαὶ ἐκκόψω τὰ ἄλση ἐκ μέσου σου, καὶ ἀφανιῶ τὰς πόλεις σου.
KJVAnd I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.
JPS—
14
Thomsonand with indignation and with wrath I will execute vengeance among the nations because they have not hearkened.
BrentonAnd I will execute vengeance on the heathen in anger and wrath, because they hearkened not.
GreekΚαὶ ποιήσω ἐν ὀργῇ καὶ ἐν θυμῷ ἐκδίκησιν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, ἀνθʼ ὧν οὐκ εἰσήκουσαν.
KJVAnd I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.
JPSAnd I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the nations, Because they hearkened not.