Now shalt thou gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us; they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
And thou, Bethleem Effrata, art litil in þe thousyndis of Juda; he þat is þe lordli gouernour in Israel, schal go out of þee to me; and þe goyng out of hym is fro bigynnyng, fro daies of euerlastyngnesse.