THE LORD RESTORES HIS PEOPLE

10 Ask the Lord for rain

in the season of spring rain.

The Lord makes the rain clouds,

and he will give them showers of rain

and crops in the field for everyone.u

2 For the idols speak falsehood,

and the divinersv see illusions;

they relate empty dreams

and offer empty comfort.

Therefore the people wander like sheep;

they suffer affliction because there is no shepherd.

3 My anger burns against the shepherds,

so I will punish the leaders.A

For the Lord of Armies has tended his flock,

the house of Judah;

he will make them like his majestic steed in battle.

4 The cornerstonea will come from Judah.B

The tent pegb will come from them

and also the battle bowc and everyC ruler.

Together 5 they will be like warriors in battle

trampling down the mud of the streets.

They will fight because the Lord is with them,

and they will put horsemen to shame.