B.
The prophecy concerning the Lord's loving visitation to Israel
10:1-12
Zech. 10
:1
10:1
Ask 1arain 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
10:2
For the
1teraphim have spoken
2vanity,
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
ano shepherd.
Zech. 10
:3
10:3
My anger is kindled against the shepherds,
And I will punish the
1amale goats;
For Jehovah of hosts has
2visited His flock, the house of Judah,
And will make them like His
3horse of majesty in battle.
Zech. 10
:4
10:4
From 1him will come forth the cornerstone, from him the
apeg,
From him the battle bow,
From him every ruler together.
Zech. 10
:5
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
10:6
And I will strengthen the house of Judah,
And I will save the house of Joseph;
And I will
abring 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
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
10:8
I will whistle for them and gather them, for I have redeemed them;
And they will
amultiply as they have multiplied.
Zech. 10
:9
10:9
And I will
asow them among the peoples; and in distant lands they will
bremember Me;
And they will live with their children and return.
Zech. 10
:10
10:10
I will also bring them back from the land of
aEgypt 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
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
adry up;
And the pride of Assyria will be brought down,
And the scepter of Egypt will depart.
Zech. 10
:12
10:12
And 1I will strengthen them in Jehovah,
And they will
awalk about in His name,
Declares Jehovah.
