Zechariah 10
Yahweh Will Redeem Judah and Israel
1Ask rain from Yahweh at the time of the ▼▼Spring
late rain—Yahweh who makes the ▼
▼Or thunderbolts
storm clouds;And He will give them showers of rain, the plant in the field to each man.
2For the teraphim speak wickedness,
And the diviners behold ▼
▼Lit a lie
false visionsAnd speak worthless dreams;
They comfort in vain.
Therefore the people journey like sheep;
They are afflicted because there is no shepherd.
3“My anger burns against the shepherds,
And I will visit punishment upon the ▼
▼Or leaders
male goats;For Yahweh of hosts has visited His flock, the house of Judah,
And will make them like His splendid horse in battle.
4“From ▼
▼Lit him
them will come the cornerstone,From ▼
▼Lit him
them the tent peg,From ▼
▼Lit him
them the bow of ▼▼Or war, cf. 9:10
battle,From ▼
▼Lit him
them every good ▼▼Or oppressor
taskmaster, all of them together.5“And they will be as mighty men,
Treading down the enemy in the mire of the streets in battle;
And they will battle, for Yahweh will be with them;
And the riders on horses will be put to shame.
6“I will make the house of Judah mighty,
And I will save the house of Joseph,
And I will ▼
▼Or make them dwell
cause them to return,Because I have had compassion on them;
And they will be as though I had not rejected them,
For I am Yahweh their God, and I will answer them.
7“And Ephraim will be like a mighty man,
And their heart will be glad as if from wine;
Indeed, their children will see it and be glad;
▼
▼ Or Let their heart rejoice
Their heart will rejoice in Yahweh.8“I will whistle for them to gather them together,
For I have redeemed them;
And they will be as numerous as they were ▼
▼Lit numerous
before.9“And I will sow them among the peoples,
And they will remember Me in far countries,
And they with their children will live and turn back.
10“Then I will cause them to return from the land of Egypt
And gather them from Assyria;
And I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon
▼
▼ Lit And
Until no room can be found for them.11“And ▼
▼Or He
they will pass through the sea of distress,And He will strike the waves in the sea,
So that all the depths of the Nile will dry up;
And the pride of Assyria will be brought down,
And the scepter of Egypt will depart.
12“And I will make them mighty in Yahweh,
And in His name they will walk,” declares Yahweh.
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