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Zechariah 10:2–3

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2Because the household godsa speak deceit,

and those who practice divination see a lie,

and the dreamers of vanity speak in vain.

Therefore the people wander like sheep;b

they are afflicted because there is no shepherd.

3My anger burnsc against the shepherds,

and I will punish the leaders,d

because Yahweh of hosts watches over his flock,e

the house of Judah;

and he will make them like his majestic horse in war.

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Footnotes

  1. aHebrew teraphim
  2. bOr “flocks”; the Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)
  3. cLiterally “My nose becomes hot”
  4. dOr “male goats”
  5. eOr “herd”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For the household gods utter nonsense,

and the diviners see lies;

they tell false dreams

and give empty consolation.

Therefore the people wander like sheep;

they are afflicted for lack of a shepherd.

“My anger is hot against the shepherds,

and I will punish the leaders;

for the Lord of hosts cares for his flock, the house of Judah,

and will make them like his majestic steed in battle.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The idols speak deceitfully,

diviners see visions that lie;

they tell dreams that are false,

they give comfort in vain.

Therefore the people wander like sheep

oppressed for lack of a shepherd.

“My anger burns against the shepherds,

and I will punish the leaders;

for the Lord Almighty will care

for his flock, the people of Judah,

and make them like a proud horse in battle.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For the idols speak falsehood,

and the diviners see illusions;

they relate empty dreams

and offer empty comfort.

Therefore the people wander like sheep;

they suffer affliction because there is no shepherd.

My anger burns against the shepherds,

so I will punish the leaders.

For the Lord of Armies has tended his flock,

the house of Judah;

he will make them like his majestic steed in battle.

NLTNew Living Translation

Household gods give worthless advice,

fortune-tellers predict only lies,

and interpreters of dreams pronounce

falsehoods that give no comfort.

So my people are wandering like lost sheep;

they are attacked because they have no shepherd.

“My anger burns against your shepherds,

and I will punish these leaders.

For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has arrived

to look after Judah, his flock.

He will make them strong and glorious,

like a proud warhorse in battle.

KJV 1900King James Version

For the idols have spoken vanity,

And the diviners have seen a lie,

And have told false dreams;

They comfort in vain:

Therefore they went their way as a flock,

They were troubled, because there was no shepherd.

Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds,

And I punished the goats:

For the Lord of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah,

And hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.