1 Now|strong="H1961" strong city, gather your|strong="H4480" soldiers!
2 But|strong="H3651" you|strong="H5414", Bethlehem Ephrathah,
3 The|strong="H3588" Lord|strong="H3068" will|strong="H3068" let|strong="H6258" his|strong="H3068" people|strong="H3427" be|strong="H8034" defeated
4 He|strong="H3588" will|strong="H1961" begin to|strong="H0935" rule Israel in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" power of|strong="H0776" the|strong="H5921" LORD.
5 He|strong="H3588" will|strong="H0776" bring|strong="H0935" a|strong="H3588" time of|strong="H0776" peace.
6 With|strong="H3068" swords in|strong="H5921" hand our|strong="H3068" leaders will|strong="H3068" defeat the|strong="H0853" Assyrians
7 But|strong="H0518" those|strong="H0834" from|strong="H1961" Jacob|strong="H3290" who|strong="H0834" are|strong="H0834" still|strong="H1471" living and|strong="H6629" scattered among|strong="H7130" the|strong="H0834" nations|strong="H1471"
8 Those|strong="H3605" from|strong="H5921" Jacob who|strong="H3605" are|strong="H3027" still living
9 You|strong="H3117" will|strong="H3068" lift your|strong="H3068" hand against your|strong="H3068" enemies,
10 The|strong="H3605" LORD says,
11 I|strong="H3772" will|strong="H1961" destroy|strong="H3772" the|strong="H1961" cities in|strong="H1961" your|strong="H3808" country.
12 You|strong="H3808" will|strong="H3027" no|strong="H3808" longer|strong="H5750" try to|strong="H3027" do|strong="H4639" magic.
13 I will destroy|strong="H8045" your|strong="H7130" statues of|strong="H7130" false gods.
14 I|strong="H0834" will|strong="H0834" destroy|strong="H6213" the|strong="H0834" Asherah poles
15 Some nations will not listen to me,