Micah 5:2

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

AND THOU, BETHLEHEM Ephrata, art a little one among the thousands of Juda: out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be the ruler in Israel: and his going forth is from the beginning, from the days of eternity.

Cross References

Matthew 2:6

And thou Bethlehem the land of Juda art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come forth the captain that shall rule my people Israel.

John 7:42

Doth not the scripture say: That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem the town where David was?

Psalm 90:2

He shall say to the Lord: Thou art my protector, and my refuge: my God, in him will I trust.

Isaiah 11:1

AND there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse: and a flower shall rise up out of his root.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion, shout for joy, O daughter of Jerusalem: BEHOLD THY KING will come to thee, the just and saviour: he is poor, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

Genesis 49:10

The sceptre shall not be taken away from Juda, nor a ruler from his thigh, till he come that is to be sent: and he shall be the expectation of nations.

Colossians 1:17

And he is before all, and by him all things consist.

Revelation 19:16

And he hath on his garment, and on his thigh written: KING OF KINGS, AND Lord OF LORDS.

1 Samuel 17:12

Now, David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Juda before mentioned, whose name was Isai, who had eight sons, and was an old man in the days of Saul, and of great age among men.

Genesis 48:7

For, when I came out of Mesopotamia, Rachel died from me in the land of Chanaan in the very journey. And it was springtime, and I was going to Ephrata, and I buried her near the way of Ephrata, which by another name is called Bethlehem.

1 John 1:1

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the word of life:

Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ, yesterday, and to day; and the same for ever.

Matthew 28:18

And Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All power is given to me in heaven and in earth.

Ruth 4:11

Then all the people that were in the gate, and the ancients answered: We are witnesses. The Lord make this woman who cometh into thy house, like Rachel, and Lia, who built up the house of Israel: that she may be an example of virtue in Ephrata, and may have a famous name in Bethlehem.

Genesis 35:19

So Rachel died, and was buried in the highway that leadeth to Ephrata. This is Bethlehem.

Hebrews 7:14

For it is evident that our Lord sprung out of Juda: in which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priests.

Amos 9:11

In that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David, that is fallen: and I will close up the breaches of the walls thereof, and repair what was fallen: and I will rebuild it as in the days of old.

Jeremiah 30:21

And their leader shall be of themselves: and their prince shall come forth from the midst of them: and I will bring him near, and he shall come to me: for who is this that setteth his heart to approach to me, saith the Lord?

Isaiah 53:2

And he shall grow up as a tender plant before him, and as a root out of a thirsty ground. There is no beauty in him, nor comeliness: and we have seen him, and there was no sightliness, that we should be desirous of him:

1 Samuel 10:19

But you this day have rejected your God, who only hath saved you out of all your evils and your tribulations; and you have said: Nay: but set a king over us. Now therefore stand before the Lord by your tribes, and by your families.

Luke 23:38

And there was also a superscription written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Luke 23:2

And they began to accuse him, saying: We have found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he is Christ the king.

1 Chronicles 5:2

But of the race of Juda, who was the strongest among his brethren, came the princes: but the first birthright was accounted to Joseph.)

1 Chronicles 4:4

And Phanuel the father of Gedor, and Ezar the father of Hosa: these are the sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephratha the father of Bethlehem.

Exodus 18:21

And provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, in whom there is truth, and that hate avarice: and appoint of them rulers of thousands, and of hundreds, and of fifties, and of tens,

Revelation 21:6

And he said to me: It is done. I am Alpha and Omega; the beginning and the end. To him that thirsteth, I will give of the fountain of the water of life, freely.

Revelation 2:8

And to the angel of the church of Smyrna write: These things saith the First and the Last, who was dead, and is alive:

1 Chronicles 2:54

The sons of Salma, Bethlehem, and Netophathi, the crowns of the house of Joab, and half of the place of rest of Sarai.

1 Samuel 23:23

Consider and see all his lurking holes, wherein he is hid; and return to me with the certainty of the thing, that I may go with you. And if be should even go down into the earth to hide himself, I will search him out in all the thousands of Juda.

1 Samuel 17:18

And carry these ten little cheeses to the tribune. And go see thy brethren, if they are well: and learn with whom they are placed.

Deuteronomy 1:15

And I took out of your tribes men wise and honourable, and appointed them rulers, tribunes, and centurions, and officers over fifties, and over tens, who might teach you all things.

1 Samuel 8:12

And he will appoint of them to be his tribunes, and centurions, and to plough his fields, and to reap his corn, and to make him arms and chariots.

Exodus 18:25

And choosing able men out of all Israel, he appointed them rulers of the people, rulers over thousands, and over hundreds, and over fifties, and over tens.

Matthew 2:1

WHEN Jesus therefore was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king Herod, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem.

Genesis 35:16

And going forth from thence, he came in the springtime to the land which leadeth to Ephrata: wherein when Rachel was in travail,

Judges 17:7

There was also another young man of Bethlehem Juda, of the kindred thereof: and he was a Levite, and dwelt there.

Ruth 1:1

In the days of one of the judges, when the judges ruled, there came a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem Juda went to sojourn in the land of Moab with his wife and his two sons.

Isaiah 55:4

Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, for a leader and a master to the Gentiles.

Hosea 6:3

He will revive us after two days: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. We shall know, and we shall follow on, that we may know the Lord. His going forth is prepared as the morning light, and he will come to us as the early and the latter rain to the earth.

Zechariah 13:7

Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that cleaveth to me, saith the Lord of hosts: strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn my hand to the little ones.

Isaiah 7:14

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign. Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel.

Micah 4:10

Be in pain and labour, O daughter of Sion, as a woman that bringeth forth: for now shalt thou go out of the city, and shalt dwell in the country, and shalt come even to Babylon, there thou shalt be delivered: there the Lord will redeem thee out of the hand of thy enemies.