Zechariah 10:3-12

Common English Bible

³My anger burns hot against the shepherds;
            I will punish the goats.
        The Lord of heavenly forces will take care of his splendor, the house of Judah.
        He will make them like his majestic horse in battle.
⁴The cornerstone, the tent peg, and the bow used in battle will come from Judah.
        Every oppressor will leave Judah simultaneously.
⁵Judah will be like warriors,
        trampling through the muddy streets during battle.
They will do battle because the Lord is with them.
        All the cavalry will be ashamed.
⁶I will strengthen the house of Judah
        and deliver the house of Joseph.
I will bring them back^[a] because I have compassion on them.
        They will be as though I hadn’t rejected them, for I am the Lord their God;
            I will respond to them.

⁷Ephraim will be like a warrior.
        They will be as glad as if they were drinking wine.
        Their children will watch and be glad.
        Their hearts will rejoice in the Lord.
⁸I will whistle for them and gather them,
            because I have ransomed them.
        They will be as numerous as they were previously.
⁹Though I sowed them among the peoples,
        they will remember me in the distant places
        where they are living with their children until they return.
¹⁰I will bring them back from the land of Egypt;
    I will collect them from Assyria.
    I will bring them to the land of Gilead and Lebanon
        until there is no more room for them.
¹¹They^[b] will pass through the sea of distress
            and strike the sea with waves.^[c]
        All the depths of the river will dry up.
        The pride of Assyria will be brought down;
            the scepter of Egypt will turn away.
¹²I will strengthen them in the Lord,
        and they will walk in his name, says the Lord.