¹⁰ The scepter will not depart from Judah,^(A)
    nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet,^[a]
until he to whom it belongs^[b] shall come^(B)
    and the obedience of the nations shall be his.^(C)

⁶ Your throne, O God,^[a] will last for ever and ever;^(A)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

⁵ The Lord has broken the rod^(A) of the wicked,^(B)
    the scepter^(C) of the rulers,

¹⁷ Mourn for her, all who live around her,
    all who know her fame;^(A)
say, ‘How broken is the mighty scepter,^(B)
    how broken the glorious staff!’