Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Too little to be among the clans of Judah,
From
From the days of eternity.”
King James Version
But 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.
Holman Bible
you are small among the clans of Judah;
One will come from you
to be ruler over Israel for Me.
His origin
from eternity.
International Standard Version
"As for you, Bethlehem of Ephrathah, even though you remain least among the clans of Judah, nevertheless, the one who rules in Israel for me will emerge from you. His existence has been from antiquity, even from eternity.
A Conservative Version
But thou, Bethlehem Ephrathah, which are little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee he shall come forth to me who is to be ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.
American Standard Version
But thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.
Amplified
“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Too little to be among the clans of Judah;
From you One shall come forth for Me [who is] to be Ruler in Israel,
His goings forth (appearances) are from long ago,
From
Bible in Basic English
And you, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, the least among the families of Judah, out of you one will come to me who is to be ruler in Israel; whose going out has been purposed from time past, from the eternal days.
Darby Translation
(And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, little to be 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.)
Julia Smith Translation
And thou, house of bread, of Ephratah, for being small among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall come forth to me he being ruler in Israel; and his goings forth from of old from the days of eternity.
King James 2000
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, [too] small to be among the clans of Judah, from you one will go out for me, to be ruler in Israel; and his origins [are] from of old, from ancient days.
Modern King James verseion
And you, Bethlehem Ephratah, you being least among the thousands of Judah, out of you He shall come forth to Me, to become Ruler in Israel, He whose goings forth have been from of old, from the days of eternity.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And thou Bethlehem Ephrata, art little among the thousands of Judah: Out of thee shall come one, unto me, which shall be the governour in Israel: whose outgoing hath been from the beginning, and from everlasting.
NET Bible
As for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, seemingly insignificant among the clans of Judah -- from you a king will emerge who will rule over Israel on my behalf, one whose origins are in the distant past.
New Heart English Bible
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come forth to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.
The Emphasized Bible
Thou, therefore, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though, little, to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee, shall Mine come forth, to be ruler in Israel, - whose comings forth, have been from of old, from the days of age-past time.
Webster
But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou art little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
World English Bible
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come forth to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.
Youngs Literal Translation
And thou, Beth-Lehem Ephratah, Little to be among the chiefs of Judah! From thee to Me he cometh forth -- to be ruler in Israel, And his comings forth are of old, From the days of antiquity.
Themes
Bethlehem » A city » A city southwest of jerusalem » Called ephratah and ephrath
Bethlehem » A city » A city southwest of jerusalem » Birthplace of jesus
Christ » Eternal » Divinity » pre-existence
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As eternal
Ephratah » Also called ephrath » The ancient name of beth-lehem-judah
Jesus Christ » Names of » Ruler in israel
Prophecies respecting Christ » His being born in bethlehem of judea
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Context Readings
A Ruler From Bethlehem
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With a rod they will
Too little to be among the clans of Judah,
From
From the days of eternity.”
When she
Then the
Will return to the sons of Israel.
Cross References
Matthew 2:6
Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah;
For out of you shall come forth a Ruler
Who will
Zechariah 9:9
Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your
He is
Even on a
John 7:42
Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from
Genesis 35:19
So
Genesis 48:7
Now as for me, when I came from
Genesis 49:10
Nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,
And
Psalm 90:2
Even
Isaiah 9:6-7
And the
And His name will be called
Eternal
Isaiah 11:1
And a
Luke 1:31-33
And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you
Ruth 4:11
All the people who were in the
Isaiah 53:2
And like a root out of parched ground;
He has
That we should look upon Him,
Nor appearance that we should
Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying,
Exodus 18:21
Furthermore, you shall
Exodus 18:25
Moses chose
Deuteronomy 1:15
So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and experienced men, and
1 Samuel 8:12
1 Samuel 10:19
But you
1 Samuel 17:12
Now David was
1 Samuel 17:18
1 Samuel 23:23
So look, and learn about all the hiding places where he hides himself and return to me with certainty, and I will go with you; and if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.”
1 Chronicles 2:50-51
These were the sons of Caleb.The
1 Chronicles 2:54
The sons of Salma were Bethlehem and the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.
1 Chronicles 4:4
Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These were the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem.
1 Chronicles 5:2
Psalm 102:25-27
And the
Psalm 132:6
We found it in the
Proverbs 8:22-23
Before His works
Jeremiah 13:5-6
So I went and hid it by the Euphrates,
Jeremiah 30:21
And
And I will
For
Ezekiel 17:22-24
Thus says the Lord God, “I will also take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and set it out; I will pluck from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one and I will plant it on a
Ezekiel 34:23-24
“Then I will
Ezekiel 37:22-25
and I will make them
Amos 9:11
And wall up its
I will also raise up its ruins
And rebuild it as in the
Luke 2:4-7
Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because
Luke 23:2
Luke 23:38
Now there was also an inscription above Him, “
John 1:1-3
John 19:14-22
Now it was
1 Corinthians 1:27-28
but
Colossians 1:17
He
Hebrews 7:14
For it is evident that our Lord
Hebrews 13:8
1 John 1:1
What was
Revelation 1:11-18
saying,
Revelation 2:8
Revelation 19:16
And on His robe and on His thigh He has
Revelation 21:6
Then He said to me, “