5:4 He will assume his post 1 and shepherd the people 2 by the Lord’s strength,
by the sovereign authority of the Lord his God. 3
They will live securely, 4 for at that time he will be honored 5
even in the distant regions of 6 the earth.
5:5 He will give us peace. 7
Should the Assyrians try to invade our land
and attempt to set foot in our fortresses, 8
we will send 9 against them seven 10 shepherd-rulers, 11
make that eight commanders. 12
5:6 They will rule 13 the land of Assyria with the sword,
the land of Nimrod 14 with a drawn sword. 15
Our king 16 will rescue us from the Assyrians
should they attempt to invade our land
and try to set foot in our territory.
5:7 Those survivors from 17 Jacob will live 18
in the midst of many nations. 19
They will be like the dew the Lord sends,
like the rain on the grass,
that does not hope for men to come
or wait around for humans to arrive. 20