Zec 10 | ESV | STEP | Ask rain from the Lord in the season of the spring rain , from the Lord who makes the storm clouds , and he will give them showers of rain , to everyone the vegetation in the field .

‏ Zechariah 10

The Restoration for Judah and Israel

1 Ask rain ^afrom the Lord
in the season of ^bthe spring rain,
from the Lord ^cwho makes the storm clouds,
and ^dhe will give them showers of rain,
to everyone the vegetation in the field.
2 For ^ethe household gods ^futter nonsense,
and the diviners see lies;
^gthey tell false dreams
and give empty consolation.
Therefore ^hthe people wander like sheep;
they are afflicted for lack of a shepherd.
3 ⁱ“My anger is hot against the shepherds,
and ^jI will punish the leaders; ^{▼▼Hebrew the male goats}
for ^lthe Lord of hosts cares for his flock, the house of Judah,
and will make them like his majestic steed in battle.
4 From him shall come ^mthe cornerstone,
from him ⁿthe tent peg,
from him the battle bow,
from him every ruler— ^oall of them together.
5 They shall be like mighty men in battle,
^ptrampling the foe in the mud of the streets;
they shall fight because the Lord is with them,
and they shall put to shame ^qthe riders on horses.
6 ^r“I will strengthen the house of Judah,
and ^sI will save the house of Joseph.
^tI will bring them back ^ubecause I have compassion on them,
and they shall be as though I had not rejected them,
for ^vI am the Lord their God and I will answer them.
7 Then Ephraim shall become like a mighty warrior,
and ^wtheir hearts shall be glad as with wine.
Their children shall see it and be glad;
their hearts shall rejoice in the Lord.
8 ^x“I will whistle for them and ^ygather them in,
for I have redeemed them,
and ^zthey shall be as many as they were before.
9 ^aaThough I scattered them among the nations,
yet in far countries ^abthey shall remember me,
and with their children they shall live and return.
10 ^acI will bring them home from the land of Egypt,
and gather them from Assyria,
and ^adI will bring them to the land of Gilead and to Lebanon,
^aetill there is no room for them.
11 ^afHe shall pass through the sea of troubles
and strike down the waves of the sea,
^agand all the depths of the Nile shall be dried up.
The pride of Assyria shall be laid low,
and ^ahthe scepter of Egypt shall depart.
12 ^aiI will make them strong in the Lord,
and ^ajthey shall walk in his name,”

declares the Lord.