From Defeated Ruler to Conquering King
1Now, daughter who is under attack,
you slash yourself in grief;
a siege is set against us!
on the cheek with a rod.
you are small among the clans of Judah;
His origin5:2 Lit His going out is from antiquity,5:2 Ps 74:2; 102:25; Pr 8:22–23; Hab 1:12
from ancient times.
when she who is in labor5:3 Mc 4:9–10 has given birth;
then the rest of the ruler’s brothers5:3 Is 10:20–22; Mc 5:7–8 will return
to the people of Israel.5:3 Mc 4:6–7
in the strength of the Lord,
in the majestic name of the Lord his God.
They will live securely,
for then his greatness will extend
when it marches against our fortresses,
we will raise against it seven shepherds,
even eight leaders of men.
6They will shepherd5:6 Nah 2:11–13; Zph 2:13 the land of Assyria with the sword,
the land of Nimrod5:6 Gn 10:8–12 with a drawn blade.5:6 Aq, Vg; MT, Sym read Nimrod at its gateways
when it invades our land,
when it marches against our territory.
The Glorious and Purified Remnant
will be among many peoples
which do not wait for anyone
or linger for mankind.
8Then the remnant of Jacob
will be among the nations, among many peoples,
like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which tramples5:8 Ps 44:5; Is 41:15–16; Mc 4:13; Zch 10:5 and tears5:8 Hs 5:14 as it passes through,
and there is no one to rescue them.5:8 Ps 50:22
and all your enemies will be destroyed.
10In that day —
this is the Lord’s declaration —
and wreck your chariots.
and tear down all your fortresses.5:11 Is 2:12–17; Hs 10:14; Am 5:9
12I will remove sorceries from your hands,5:12 Dt 18:10–12; Is 2:6; 8:19
and you will not have any more fortune-tellers.
and sacred pillars from you
so that you will no longer worship
the work of your hands.
and demolish your cities.5:14 Or shrines
against the nations that have not obeyed me.
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