2But 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.
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And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. …
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. …
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-6)Here, as before, we have, I. The abasement and distress of Zion, Mic. 5:1. The Jewish nation, for many years before the captivity, dwindled, and fell into disgrace: Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops ! It is either a summons to Zion’s enemies, that had troops at their service, to come and do their worst against her (God will suffer them to do it), or a challenge to Zion’s friends,…
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