Zechariah 10
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Zech 10:1
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Ask rain from the LORD at the time of the spring rain-- The LORD who makes the storm clouds; And He will give them showers of rain, vegetation in the field to {each} man.
Zech 10:2
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For the teraphim speak iniquity, And the diviners see lying visions And tell false dreams; They comfort in vain. Therefore {the people} wander like sheep, They are afflicted, because there is no shepherd.
Zech 10:3
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"My anger is kindled against the shepherds, And I will punish the male goats; For the LORD of hosts has visited His flock, the house of Judah, And will make them like His majestic horse in battle.
Zech 10:4
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"From them will come the cornerstone, From them the tent peg, From them the bow of battle, From them every ruler, {all} of them together.
Zech 10:5
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"They will be as mighty men, Treading down {the enemy} in the mire of the streets in battle; And they will fight, for the LORD {will be} with them; And the riders on horses will be put to shame.
Zech 10:6
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"I will strengthen the house of Judah, And I will save the house of Joseph, And I will bring them back, Because I have had compassion on them; And they will be as though I had not rejected them, For I am the LORD their God and I will answer them.
Zech 10:7
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"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, Their heart will rejoice in the LORD.
Zech 10:8
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"I will whistle for them to gather them together, For I have redeemed them; And they will be as numerous as they were before.
Zech 10:9
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"When I scatter them among the peoples, They will remember Me in far countries, And they with their children will live and come back.
Zech 10:10
Zech 10:11
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"And 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.
Zech 10:12
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"And I will strengthen them in the LORD, And in His name they will walk," declares the LORD.
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