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But you, Bethlehem-Ephrathah,

     though you are small

     and hardly recognized

     among the clans of Judah,

     from you I will raise up the one

     who will rule over Israel;

     he comes from of old,

     from ancient times.

Therefore, the Lord will forsake Israel

     until the time she who is to give birth

     has given birth.

     Then, the remaining

     of his exiled brothers

     will return to the people of Israel.

He will stand and shepherd his flock

    with the strength of the Lord,

    in the glorious Name of the Lord, his God.

    They will live safely,

    while he gains renown

    to the ends of the earth.

He shall be peace.

    When the Assyrian invades our land

    and sets foot on our territory,

    we will raise against him

    not one, but seven shepherds;

    eight warlords.