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Therefore, the Lord will abandon them
    only until she who is in labor has given birth.
Then those of the people who survive
    will be reunited with the Israelites.
He will rise up to shepherd his flock
    by the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name
    of the Lord his God.
And they will live in security,
    for then his greatness will be renowned
to the ends of the earth.
    He will ensure their peace.

If Assyria Invades Our Country . . .

If the Assyrians invade our country
    and set foot upon our land,
we shall raise against them seven shepherds
    and appoint eight[a] men to serve as rulers.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 5:4 Seven . . . eight: a way of signifying a sizeable number; here it indicates the superiority of Israel.