5:1 Now you are walled about with a wall; siege is laid against us; with a rod they strike upon the cheek the ruler of Israel.
5:1 Now you are walled around with a wall; siege is laid against us; with a rod they strike the ruler of Israel upon the cheek.

5:2 But you, O Bethlehem Eph'rathah, who are little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days.
5:2 But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days.

5:3 Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who is in travail has brought forth; then the rest of his brethren shall return to the people of Israel.
5:3 Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who is in labor has brought forth; then the rest of his kindred shall return to the people of Israel.

5:4 And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth.
5:4 And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they shall live secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth;

5:5 And this shall be peace, when the Assyrian comes into our land and treads upon our soil, that we will raise against him seven shepherds and eight princes of men;
5:5 and he shall be the one of peace. If the Assyrians come into our land and tread upon our soil, we will raise against them seven shepherds and eight installed as rulers.

5:6 they shall rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the drawn sword; and they shall deliver us from the Assyrian when he comes into our land and treads within our border.
5:6 They shall rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the drawn sword; they shall rescue us from the Assyrians if they come into our land or tread within our border.

5:7 Then the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers upon the grass, which tarry not for men nor wait for the sons of men.
5:7 Then the remnant of Jacob, surrounded by many peoples, shall be like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, which do not depend upon people or wait for any mortal.

5:8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which, when it goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
5:8 And among the nations the remnant of Jacob, surrounded by many peoples, shall be like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which, when it goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, with no one to deliver.

5:9 Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries, and all your enemies shall be cut off.
5:9 Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries, and all your enemies shall be cut off.

5:10 And in that day, says the LORD, I will cut off your horses from among you and will destroy your chariots;
5:10 In that day, says the LORD, I will cut off your horses from among you and will destroy your chariots;

5:11 and I will cut off the cities of your land and throw down all your strongholds;
5:11 and I will cut off the cities of your land and throw down all your strongholds;

5:12 and I will cut off sorceries from your hand, and you shall have no more soothsayers;
5:12 and I will cut off sorceries from your hand, and you shall have no more soothsayers;

5:13 and I will cut off your images and your pillars from among you, and you shall bow down no more to the work of your hands;
5:13 and I will cut off your images and your pillars from among you, and you shall bow down no more to the work of your hands;

5:14 and I will root out your Ashe'rim from among you and destroy your cities.
5:14 and I will uproot your sacred poles from among you and destroy your towns.

5:15 And in anger and wrath I will execute vengeance upon the nations that did not obey.
5:15 And in anger and wrath I will execute vengeance on the nations that did not obey.