Micah 5

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1 Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. 2 But thou, Beth-lehem 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 . 3 Therefore 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. 4 ¶ And 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. 5 And 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. 6 And 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. 7 And 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. 8 ¶ And 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. 9 Thine hand 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 I will cut 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 throw down all thy strong holds: 12 And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers : 13 Thy 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. 14 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities. 15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard. 1 Sam. 16:1 ; Luke 2:4 (1–5) ; John 7:42 (41–44) . TG Jesus Christ, Birth of ; Jesus Christ, Prophecies about . Isa. 11:1 ; Heb. 7:14 . 1 Chr. 5:2 ; Matt. 2:6 ; JST Matt. 3:6 (Appendix) . TG Immortality . D&C 113:10 . IE feed the flock. TG Priesthood, Power of . 2 Ne. 19:6 ; D&C 19:23 ; 27:16 ; 111:8 . Gen. 10:9 (9–10) . TG Israel, Remnant of . TG Israel, Deliverance of . 3 Ne. 16:15 (7–15) ; 21:12 (12–21) ; D&C 87:5 . TG Sheep . Hag. 2:22 (20–23) ; Zech. 9:10 (9–11) . TG Sorcery . Isa. 17:8 .