1 The birth of Christ.
4 His kingdom.
8 His conquest.

gather. De 28:49 2Ki 24:2 Isa 8:9 10:6 Jer 4:7 25:9 Joe 3:9 Hab 1:6 Hab 3:16

he hath. De 28:51-57 2Ki 25:1-3 Eze 21:21,22 24:2 Lu 19:43,44

they. Job 16:10 La 3:30 Mt 5:39 26:67 27:30 Joh 18:22 19:3 Ac 23:2 2Co 11:20

judge. 1Sa 8:5,6 Isa 33:22 Am 2:3

2 But thou, Bethlehem 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.

But thou. Mt 2:6 Joh 7:42

Ephratah. Ge 35:19 48:7

Ephrath. Ru 4:11 1Sa 17:12 1Ch 2:50,51,54 4:4 Ps 132:6

among. 1Sa 10:19 23:23

thousands. Ex 18:21,25 De 1:15 1Sa 8:12 17:18

yet. Isa 11:1 53:2 Eze 17:22-24 Am 9:11 Lu 2:4-7 1Co 1:27,28

that is. Ge 49:10 1Ch 5:2 Isa 9:6,7 Jer 13:5,6 Eze 34:23,24 37:22-25 Zec 9:9 Mt 28:18 Lu 1:31-33 23:2,38 Joh 19:14-22 Re 19:16

whose. Ps 90:2 102:25-27 Pr 8:22 Joh 1:1-3 Col 1:17 Heb 13:8 1Jo 1:1 Re 1:11-18 2:8 21:6

everlasting. or, the days of eternity.

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.

Therefore. 7:13 Ho 2:9,14

give. 6:14 1Ki 14:16 2Ch 30:7 Ho 11:8

she. 4:10 Isa 66:7,8 Mt 1:21 Re 12:1,2

then. 4:7 Isa 10:20,21 11:11 Jer 31:1,7-9 Ro 9:27,28 11:4-6

his. Mt 12:50 25:40 Ro 8:29 Heb 1:11,12

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.

stand. 7:14 Ps 23:1,2 Isa 40:10,11 49:9,10 Eze 34:22-24 Joh 10:27-30

feed. or, rule. Mt 2:6*marg.

in the majesty. Ex 23:21 1Ch 29:11,12 Ps 45:3-6 72:19 93:1 145:12 Mt 25:31 Joh 5:22-29 10:38 14:9-11 Re 1:13-18

the Lord. Joh 20:17 Eph 1:3

shall abide. Mt 16:18 1Pe 1:5 Jude 1

shall he be great. Ps 22:27 72:8 98:3 Isa 49:5 52:10 Zec 9:10 Lu 1:32 Re 11:15

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.

this. Ps 72:7 Isa 9:6,7 Zec 9:10 Lu 2:14 Joh 14:27 16:33 Eph 2:14-17 Col 1:20,21

when the. Isa 7:14 8:7-10 37:31-36 65:8 Jer 33:15

then. Isa 44:28 59:19 Zec 1:18-21 9:13 10:3 12:6 Re 17:14 19:14

seven. Job 5:19 Pr 6:16 30:18,29 Ec 11:2 Am 1:3,6

principal men. Heb. princes of 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.

they. Isa 14:2 33:1 Na 2:11-13 3:1-3

waste. Heb. eat up. the land of Nimrod. Ge 10:9-11*marg.

in the entrances thereof. or, with her own naked swords. thus. Isa 14:25 Lu 1:71,74

the Assyrian. 2Ki 15:29 17:3-5 18:9-15 19:32-35 2Ch 33:11 Isa 10:5-12

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.

the remnant. 3,8 Eze 14:22 Joe 2:32 Am 5:15 Zep 3:13 Ro 11:5,6

as a dew. De 32:2 Jud 6:36 Ps 72:6 110:3 Isa 32:15 44:3 66:19 Eze 47:1 Ho 6:3 14:5 Zec 14:8 Mt 28:19 Ac 9:15 11:15 13:46 Ro 11:12 15:19,20 1Co 3:6

tarrieth. Isa 55:10 Jer 14:22 Ac 16:9 Ro 9:30 10:20

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.

as a lion. 4:13 Ps 2:8-12 110:5,6 Isa 41:15,16 Ob 18,19 Zec 9:15 10:5 Zec 12:3 Mt 10:14 Ac 18:6 2Co 2:15-17

sheep. or, goats. and none. Ps 50:22 Heb 2:3 12:25

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

hand. Ps 21:8 106:26 Isa 1:25 11:14 14:2-4 26:11 33:10 37:36 Lu 19:27 1Co 15:25 Re 19:13-21 20:8,9

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:

that I. Ps 20:7,8 33:16,17 Jer 3:23 Ho 1:7 14:3 Zec 9:10

will cut. This seems to refer to those happy times when the Jews shall be converted and restored to their own land: and all their enemies being destroyed, they shall have no further need of cavalry or fenced cities.

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

and throw. Isa 2:12-17 Eze 38:11 Zec 4:6

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

Isa 2:6-8,18,20 8:19,20 27:9 Zec 13:2-4 Re 19:20 22:15

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.

graven. Isa 17:7,8 Eze 6:9 36:25 37:23 Ho 2:16,17 14:3,8

standing images. or, statues. no. Isa 2:8

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

cities. or, enemies. 11

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

8 Ps 149:7 2Th 1:8