Zechariah 10

Restoration of Judah and Israel

10Ask ^athe Lord for ^brain

In ^cthe time of the ¹latter rain.

The Lord will make ²flashing clouds;

He will give them showers of rain,

Grass in the field for everyone.

²For the ^didols ³speak delusion;

The diviners envision ^elies,

And tell false dreams;

They ^fcomfort in vain.

Therefore the people wend their way like ^gsheep;

They are ⁴in trouble ^hbecause there is no shepherd.

³“My anger is kindled against the ⁱshepherds,

^jAnd I will punish the ⁵goatherds.

For the Lord of hosts ^kwill visit His flock,

The house of Judah,

And ^lwill make them as His royal horse in the battle.

⁴From him comes ^mthe cornerstone,

From him ⁿthe tent peg,

From him the battle bow,

From him every ⁶ruler together.

⁵They shall be like mighty men,

Who ^otread down their enemies

In the mire of the streets in the battle.

They shall fight because the Lord is with them,

And the riders on horses shall be put to shame.

⁶“I will strengthen the house of Judah,

And I will save the house of Joseph.

^pI will bring them back,

Because I ^qhave mercy on them.

They shall be as though I had not cast them aside;

For I am the Lord their God,

And I ^rwill hear them.

⁷Those of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man,

And their ^sheart shall rejoice as if with wine.

Yes, their children shall see it and be glad;

Their heart shall rejoice in the Lord.

⁸I will ^twhistle for them and gather them,

For I will redeem them;

^uAnd they shall increase as they once increased.

⁹“I ^vwill ⁷sow them among the peoples,

And they shall ^wremember Me in far countries;

They shall live, together with their children,

And they shall return.

^10xI will also bring them back from the land of Egypt,

And gather them from Assyria.

I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon,

^yUntil no more room is found for them.

^11zHe shall pass through the sea with affliction,

And strike the waves of the sea:

All the depths of ⁸the River shall dry up.

Then ^athe pride of Assyria shall be brought down,

And ^bthe scepter of Egypt shall depart.

¹²“So I will strengthen them in the Lord,

And ^cthey shall walk up and down in His name,”

Says the Lord.