² “But you, ^(A)Bethlehem ^(B)Ephrathah,
Though you are little ^(C)among the ^(D)thousands of Judah,
Yet out of you shall come forth to Me
The One to be ^(E)Ruler in Israel,
^(F)Whose goings forth are from of old,
From ^[a]everlasting.”

⁹ “Rejoice ^(B)greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, ^(C)your King is coming to you;
He is just and having salvation,
Lowly and riding on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.

3 “Behold, ^(A)I send My messenger,
And he will ^(B)prepare the way before Me.
And the Lord, whom you seek,
Will suddenly come to His temple,
^(C)Even the Messenger of the covenant,
In whom you delight.
Behold, ^(D)He is coming,”
Says the Lord of hosts.