[a]But as for (A)you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Too little to be among the clans of Judah,
From (B)you One will go forth for Me to be (C)ruler in Israel.
[b]His goings forth are (D)from long ago,
From the days of eternity.”

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 5:2 Ch 5:1 in Heb
  2. Micah 5:2 Or His appearances are from long ago, from days of old

“But you, Bethlehem(A) Ephrathah,(B)
    though you are small among the clans[a] of Judah,
out of you will come for me
    one who will be ruler(C) over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,(D)
    from ancient times.”(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 5:2 Or rulers

42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from (A)the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”

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42 Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants(A) and from Bethlehem,(B) the town where David lived?”

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