6  ^uFor to us a child is born,

to us ^va son is given;

^wand the government shall be ^xupon¹ his shoulder,

and his name shall be called²

Wonderful ^yCounselor, ^zMighty God,

^aEverlasting ^bFather, Prince of ^cPeace.

7  ⁿHow beautiful upon the mountains

are the feet of him who brings good news,

who publishes peace, ^owho brings good news of happiness,

who publishes salvation,

who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”

18  I have seen his ways, ^ubut I will heal him;

I will lead him ^vand restore comfort to him and his mourners,

19  ^wcreating ^xthe fruit of the lips.

^yPeace, peace, ^zto the far and to the near,” says the Lord,

^u“and I will heal him.

2  ^{1 q}But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,

who are too little to be among the clans of ^rJudah,

from you shall come forth for me

one who is to be ^sruler in Israel,

^twhose coming forth is ^ufrom of old,

from ancient days.

3  Therefore he shall give them up ^vuntil the time

when she who is in labor has given birth;

then ^wthe rest of his brothers shall return

to the people of Israel.

4  And he shall stand ^xand shepherd his flock ^yin the strength of the Lord,

in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.

And they shall dwell secure, for now ^zhe shall be great

to the ends of the earth.

5  And he shall be ^atheir peace.

^bWhen the Assyrian comes into our land

and treads in our palaces,

then we will raise against him seven ^cshepherds

and eight princes of men;

9  ^yRejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!

Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!

^zBehold, ^ayour king is coming to you;

righteous and having salvation is he,

^bhumble and mounted on a donkey,

on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

10  ^cI will cut off the chariot from Ephraim

and ^dthe war horse from Jerusalem;

and the battle bow shall be cut off,

and ^ehe shall speak peace to the nations;

^fhis rule shall be from sea to sea,

and from ^gthe River¹ to the ends of the earth.