Zech. 10:1 |
Ask rain of Jehovah / At the time of spring rain, / [Of] Jehovah who makes the lightning, / And He will give them showers of rain, / To everyone herbage in the field. |
Zech. 10:2 |
For the teraphim have spoken vanity, / And the diviners have seen a lie / And have spoken false dreams; / They comforted in vain. / Therefore [the people] have wandered like sheep; / They are afflicted because there is no shepherd. |
Zech. 10:3 |
My anger is kindled against the shepherds, / And I will punish the male goats; / For Jehovah of hosts has visited His flock, the house of Judah, / And will make them like His horse of majesty in battle. |
Zech. 10:4 |
From him will come forth the cornerstone, from him the peg, / From him the battle bow, / From him every ruler together. |
Zech. 10:5 |
And they will be as mighty men trampling [their enemies] / In the mire of the streets in the battle; / And they will fight, for Jehovah is with them; / And the riders of horses will be put to shame. |
Zech. 10:6 |
And I will strengthen the house of Judah, / And I will save the house of Joseph; / And I will bring them back, for I have had compassion on them; / And they will be as though I had not rejected them; / For I am Jehovah their God, and I will answer them. |
Zech. 10:7 |
And [they of] Ephraim will be like a mighty man, / And their hearts will rejoice as if with wine; / Indeed, their children will see [it] and rejoice; / Their heart will exult in Jehovah. |
Zech. 10:8 |
I will whistle for them and gather them, for I have redeemed them; / And they will multiply as they have multiplied. |
Zech. 10:9 |
And I will sow them among the peoples; and in distant lands they will / remember Me; / And they will live with their children and return. |
Zech. 10:10 |
I will also bring them back from the land of Egypt / And gather them out of Assyria; / And to the land of Gilead and Lebanon I will bring them; / And there will not be [enough room] found for them. |
Zech. 10:11 |
And He will pass through the sea [of] distress / And strike the waves in the sea, / And 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. |
Zech. 10:12 |
And I will strengthen them in Jehovah, / And they will walk about in His name, / Declares Jehovah. |