¹¹ And He said to^▵ me, Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel; behold, they^◦ say, Our bones are dried·​·up, and our hope^◦ is·​·lost; for ourselves we are severed.

^{2 1} But thou^◦, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among^◦ the thousands of Judah, yet from thee shall He go·​·out to Me to be ruler in Israel; and His goings·​·out have been from ancient times, from the days of eternity.