KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
But you, Bethlehem Ephratah — yeah, you might be small compared to all the other towns in Judah, but someone's coming out of your little town who's going to rule over Israel. And this isn't some new guy — he's been around since the very beginning, from forever.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes the biggest things come from the smallest places.
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