1Now you shall gather yourself in troops, daughter of troops. 2But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, 3Therefore he will abandon them until the time that she who is in labor gives birth. 4He shall stand, and shall shepherd in the strength of the LORD, 5He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land, 6They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, 7The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples, 8The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, 9Let your hand be lifted up above your adversaries, 10"It will happen in that day," says the LORD, 11I will cut off the cities of your land, 12I will destroy witchcraft from your hand; 13I will cut off your engraved images and your pillars out of your midst; 14I will uproot your Asherim out of your midst; 15I will execute vengeance in anger,