1Yo, gather up, fam! The squad is coming for us, and they’re about to smack the judge of Israel like, no cap.

2But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, you may be small in Judah, yet outta you, the ultimate ruler is coming, like, fr.

3He’s gonna let them chill for a bit until the one in labor drops the baby: then the homies will roll back to Israel.

4He’s gonna stand strong and flex in the Lord’s power, and they’ll vibe with him, ‘cause he’s gonna be great everywhere, periodt.

5This dude is gonna bring peace when the Assyrian rolls into our hood: we’ll have seven shepherds and eight main guys ready to pop off.

6They’ll wreck Assyria with the sword, and Nimrod’s land too: he’ll save us from the Assyrian when he comes in our space.

7The remnant of Jacob will be like dew from the Lord, just chillin’ among a lot of peeps, no waiting for anyone.

8And the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations like a lion in the wild, tearing it up, and no one can stop him.

9Your hand's gonna be raised against your haters, and all your enemies are getting cut off, bet.

10On that day, says the Lord, I’m taking away your horses and destroying your rides, no doubt.

11I’ll wipe out the cities in your land and tear down all your strongholds, straight up.

12I’m cutting out the witchcraft from your hands; you won’t have any more fortune tellers, no cap.

13I’ll get rid of your carved idols and all those standing images; you won’t be worshipping your own creations anymore.

14I’ll pull out your groves from among you; gotta destroy your cities too, fr.

15I’m bringing vengeance in anger and fury on the nations, stuff they haven’t even heard about.

1Now 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.

2But 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.

3Therefore 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.

4And 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.

5And 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.

6And 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.

7And 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.

8And 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.

9Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.

10And 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:

11And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:

12And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:

13Thy 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.

14And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.

15And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.