Zechariah 9:14-10:1

Contemporary English Version

The Lord Will Protect His People

¹⁴Like a cloud, the Lord God
    will appear over his people,
and his arrows will flash
    like lightning.
God will sound his trumpet
and attack in a whirlwind
    from the south.
¹⁵The Lord All-Powerful
    will protect his people,
and they will trample down
the sharpshooters
    and their slingshots.
They will drink and get rowdy;
they will be as full as a bowl
    at the time of sacrifice.

¹⁶The Lord God will save them
on that day,
    because they are his people,
and they will shine on his land
    like jewels in a crown.
¹⁷How lovely they will be.
Young people will grow there
    like grain in a field
    or grapes in a vineyard.

A Bright Future for Judah and Israel

10 I, the Lord, am the one
    who sends storm clouds
and showers of rain
    to make fields produce.
So when the crops need rain,
    you should pray to me.