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Mic. 5:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Butp 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 rulerr in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from ζeverlastingt.

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Matt. 2:6• ⁶And *thou* Bethlehem, land of Juda, art in no wise the least among the governors of Juda; for out of thee shall go forth a leader who shall shepherd my people Israel. (Matt. 2:6)

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Gen. 49:10• ¹⁰The sceptre will not depart from Judah, Nor the lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh come, And to him will be the obedience of peoples. (Gen. 49:10)

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Prov. 8:22‑23• ²²Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
²³I was set up from eternity, from the beginning, before the earth was. (Prov. 8:22‑23)

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John 1:1• ¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1)

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Col. 1:17• ¹⁷And *he* is before all, and all things subsist together by him. (Col. 1:17)

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the days of eternity.

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Beth-lehem, Bethlehem,

Ephrath; Ephratah,

Israel,

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But thou.

Matt. 2:6• ⁶And *thou* Bethlehem, land of Juda, art in no wise the least among the governors of Juda; for out of thee shall go forth a leader who shall shepherd my people Israel. (Matt. 2:6)

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John 7:42• ⁴²Has not the scripture said that the Christ comes of the seed of David, and from the village of Bethlehem, where David was? (John 7:42)

Ephratah.

Gen. 35:19• ¹⁹And Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. (Gen. 35:19)

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Gen. 48:7• ⁷And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was yet a certain distance to come to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath, that is, Bethlehem. (Gen. 48:7)

Ephrath.

Ruth 4:11• ¹¹And all the people that were in the gate and the elders said, We are witnesses. Jehovah make the woman that cometh into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel; and acquire power in Ephratah, and make thyself a name in Bethlehem; (Ruth 4:11)

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1 Sam. 17:12• ¹²Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem-Judah whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons; and the man was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years among men. (1 Sam. 17:12)

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1 Chron. 2:50‑51,54• ⁵⁰These are the sons of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah: Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim,
⁵¹Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
⁵⁴The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, and the Netophathites. Atroth-Beth-Joab, and the Hazi-Hammanahethites, the Zorites; (1 Chron. 2:50‑51,54)

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1 Chron. 4:4• ⁴and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah: these were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, and father of Bethlehem. (1 Chron. 4:4)

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Psa. 132:6• ⁶Behold, we heard of it at Ephratah, we found it in the fields of the wood. (Psa. 132:6)

among.

1 Sam. 10:19• ¹⁹but *ye* have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your troubles, and have said unto him, Nay, but a king shalt thou set over us. Now therefore present yourselves before Jehovah by your tribes, and by your thousands. (1 Sam. 10:19)

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1 Sam. 23:23• ²³And see, and ascertain all the lurking-places where he hides himself, and come ye again to me with sure information, that I may go with you; and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout the thousands of Judah. (1 Sam. 23:23)

thousands.

Ex. 18:21,25• ²¹But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens,
²⁵And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens. (Ex. 18:21,25)

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Deut. 1:15• ¹⁵So I took the chiefs of your tribes, wise men and known, and made them chiefs over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers for your tribes. (Deut. 1:15)

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1 Sam. 8:12• ¹²and he will take them that he may appoint for himself captains over thousands, and captains over fifties, and that they may plough his ground, and reap his harvest, and make his instruments of war and instruments of his chariots. (1 Sam. 8:12)

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1 Sam. 17:18• ¹⁸and carry these ten cheeses to the captain of the thousand, and visit thy brethren to see how they are, and take a pledge of them. (1 Sam. 17:18)

yet.

Isa. 11:1• ¹And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall be fruitful; (Isa. 11:1)

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Isa. 53:2• ²For he shall grow up before him as a tender sapling, and as a root out of dry ground: he hath no form nor lordliness, and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. (Isa. 53:2)

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Ezek. 17:22‑24• ²²Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also take of the highest branch of the lofty cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of its young shoots a tender one, and I will plant it upon a high and eminent mountain:
²³upon the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it shall bring forth branches, and bear fruit, and become a noble cedar; and under it shall dwell all birds of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
²⁴And all the trees of the field shall know that I Jehovah have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and made the dry tree to flourish: I Jehovah have spoken, and will do it. (Ezek. 17:22‑24)

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Amos 9:11• ¹¹In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David which is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: (Amos 9:11)

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Luke 2:4‑7• ⁴and Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city Nazareth to Judaea, to David's city, the which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
⁵to be inscribed in the census roll with Mary who was betrothed to him as his wife, she being great with child.
⁶And it came to pass, while they were there, the days of her giving birth to her child were fulfilled,
⁷and she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him up in swaddling-clothes and laid him in the manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. (Luke 2:4‑7)

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1 Cor. 1:27‑28• ²⁷But God has chosen the foolish things of the world, that he may put to shame the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world, that he may put to shame the strong things;
²⁸and the ignoble things of the world, and the despised, has God chosen, and things that are not, that he may annul the things that are; (1 Cor. 1:27‑28)

that is.

Gen. 49:10• ¹⁰The sceptre will not depart from Judah, Nor the lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh come, And to him will be the obedience of peoples. (Gen. 49:10)

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1 Chron. 5:2• ²for Judah prevailed among his brethren, and of him was the prince, but the birthright was Joseph's), (1 Chron. 5:2)

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Isa. 9:6‑7• ⁶For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty *God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.
⁷Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with judgment and with righteousness, from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this. (Isa. 9:6‑7)

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Jer. 13:5‑6• ⁵So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as Jehovah had commanded me.
⁶And it came to pass at the end of many days, that Jehovah said unto me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence which I commanded thee to hide there. (Jer. 13:5‑6)

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Ezek. 34:23‑24• ²³And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David: he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
²⁴And I Jehovah will be their God, and my servant David a prince in their midst: I Jehovah have spoken it. (Ezek. 34:23‑24)

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Ezek. 37:22‑25• ²²and I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all.
²³And they shall not defile themselves any more with their idols, or with their detestable things, or with any of their transgressions; and I will save them out of all their dwelling-places wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
²⁴And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: and they shall walk in mine ordinances, and keep my statutes, and do them.
²⁵And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and David my servant shall be their prince for ever. (Ezek. 37:22‑25)

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Zech. 9:9• ⁹Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion; shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, thy King cometh to thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass. (Zech. 9:9)

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Matt. 28:18• ¹⁸And Jesus coming up spoke to them, saying, All power has been given me in heaven and upon earth. (Matt. 28:18)

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Luke 1:31‑33• ³¹and behold, thou shalt conceive in the womb and bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus.
³²*He* shall be great, and shall be called Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father;
³³and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for the ages, and of his kingdom there shall not be an end. (Luke 1:31‑33)

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Luke 23:2,38• ²And they began to accuse him, saying, We have found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king.
³⁸And there was also an inscription written over him in Greek, and Roman, and Hebrew letters: This is the King of the Jews. (Luke 23:2,38)

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John 19:14‑22• ¹⁴(now it was the preparation of the passover; it was about the sixth hour;) and he says to the Jews, Behold your king!
¹⁵But they cried out, Take him away, take him away, crucify him. Pilate says to them, Shall I crucify your king? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.
¹⁶Then therefore he delivered him up to them, that he might be crucified; and they took Jesus and led him away.
¹⁷And he went out, bearing his cross, to the place called place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha;
¹⁸where they crucified him, and with him two others, one on this side, and one on that, and Jesus in the middle.
¹⁹And Pilate wrote a title also and put it on the cross. But there was written: Jesus the Nazaraean, the King of the Jews.
²⁰This title therefore many of the Jews read, for the place of the city where Jesus was crucified was near; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, Latin.
²¹The chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, Do not write, The king of the Jews, but that *he* said, I am king of the Jews.
²²Pilate answered, What I have written, I have written. (John 19:14‑22)

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Rev. 19:16• ¹⁶And he has upon his garment, and upon his thigh, a name written, King of kings, and Lord of lords. (Rev. 19:16)

whose.

Psa. 90:2• ²Before the mountains were brought forth, and thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from eternity to eternity thou art *God. (Psa. 90:2)

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Psa. 102:25‑27• ²⁵Of old hast thou founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of thy hands:
²⁶*They* shall perish, but *thou* continuest; and all of them shall grow old as a garment: as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed.
²⁷But thou art the Same, and thy years shall have no end. (Psa. 102:25‑27)

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Prov. 8:22• ²²Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. (Prov. 8:22)

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John 1:1‑3• ¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
²*He* was in the beginning with God.
³All things received being through him, and without him not one thing received being which has received being. (John 1:1‑3)

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Col. 1:17• ¹⁷And *he* is before all, and all things subsist together by him. (Col. 1:17)

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Heb. 13:8• ⁸Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and to-day, and to the ages to come. (Heb. 13:8)

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1 John 1:1• ¹That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes; that which we contemplated, and our hands handled, concerning the word of life; (1 John 1:1)

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Rev. 1:11‑18• ¹¹saying, What thou seest write in a book, and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.
¹²And I turned back to see the voice which spoke with me; and having turned, I saw seven golden lamps,
¹³and in the midst of the seven lamps one like the Son of man, clothed with a garment reaching to the feet, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle:
¹⁴his head and hair white like white wool, as snow; and his eyes as a flame of fire;
¹⁵and his feet like fine brass, as burning in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters;
¹⁶and having in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth a sharp two-edged sword going forth; and his countenance as the sun shines in its power.
¹⁷And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; *I* am the first and the last,
¹⁸and the living one: and I became dead, and behold, I am living to the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades. (Rev. 1:11‑18)

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Rev. 2:8• ⁸And to the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: These things says the first and the last, who became dead, and lived: (Rev. 2:8)

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Rev. 21:6• ⁶And he said to me, It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that thirsts of the fountain of the water of life freely. (Rev. 21:6)

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or, the days of eternity.

• This is the judge of Israel already spoken of. Thus the second verse is unequivocally a parenthetic description of who this judge of Israel is. (“Micah 5” by W. Kelly)

• His "goings forth are from of old, from the days of eternity," indicating that He is an eternal Person. This could be none other than the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ. (“The Prophecies of Micah” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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e(And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, little to bef among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall he come forth unto me who is to be Ruler in Israel: whose goings forth are from of old, from the days of eternity.)

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In the Hebrew, ch.5 begins here.

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Or "though thou be small."