Zechariah 10
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Restoration of Judah and Israel
10 Ask rain from the Lord
in the season of the spring rain,
from the Lord who makes the storm clouds,
who gives showers of rain to you,[a]
the vegetation in the field to everyone.
2 For the teraphim[b] utter nonsense,
and the diviners see lies;
the dreamers tell false dreams,
and give empty consolation.
Therefore the people wander like sheep;
they suffer for lack of a shepherd.
3 My anger is hot against the shepherds,
and I will punish the leaders;[c]
for the Lord of hosts cares for his flock, the house of Judah,
and will make them like his proud war-horse.
4 Out of them shall come the cornerstone,
out of them the tent peg,
out of them the battle bow,
out of them every commander.
5 Together they shall be like warriors in battle,
trampling the foe in the mud of the streets;
they shall fight, for the Lord is with them,
and they shall put to shame the riders on horses.
6 I will strengthen the house of Judah,
and I will save the house of Joseph.
I will bring them back because I have compassion on them,
and they shall be as though I had not rejected them;
for I am the Lord their God and I will answer them.
7 Then the people of Ephraim shall become like warriors,
and their hearts shall be glad as with wine.
Their children shall see it and rejoice,
their hearts shall exult in the Lord.
8 I will signal for them and gather them in,
for I have redeemed them,
and they shall be as numerous as they were before.
9 Though I scattered them among the nations,
yet in far countries they shall remember me,
and they shall rear their children and return.
10 I will bring them home from the land of Egypt,
and gather them from Assyria;
I will bring them to the land of Gilead and to Lebanon,
until there is no room for them.
11 They[d] shall pass through the sea of distress,
and the waves of the sea shall be struck down,
and all the depths of the Nile dried up.
The pride of Assyria shall be laid low,
and the scepter of Egypt shall depart.
12 I will make them strong in the Lord,
and they shall walk in his name,
says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 10:1 Heb them
- Zechariah 10:2 Or household gods
- Zechariah 10:3 Or male goats
- Zechariah 10:11 Gk: Heb He
Zechariah 10
King James Version
10 Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
2 For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd.
3 Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the Lord of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.
4 Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
5 And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the Lord is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.
6 And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the Lord their God, and will hear them.
7 And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the Lord.
8 I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.
9 And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again.
10 I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them.
11 And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.
12 And I will strengthen them in the Lord; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the Lord.
Zacarías 10
La Biblia de las Américas
Promesas de bendición
10 Pedid lluvia al Señor
en el tiempo de la lluvia tardía[a](A),
al Señor que hace los nubarrones[b];
Él les dará aguaceros(B),
y hierba en el campo a cada uno(C).
2 Porque los terafines[c] hablan iniquidad[d](D),
y los adivinos ven visiones mentirosas[e](E),
y cuentan sueños falsos(F);
en vano dan consuelo.
Por tanto, el pueblo vaga[f] como ovejas,
está afligido porque no hay pastor(G).
3 Contra los pastores se enciende mi ira(H),
y a los machos cabríos[g] castigaré;
porque el Señor de los ejércitos ha visitado su rebaño(I), la casa de Judá,
y hará de ellos como su caballo de honor en la batalla.
4 De él saldrá la piedra angular(J),
de él la clavija,
de él el arco de guerra(K),
de él todo gobernante[h]; juntos
5 serán como valientes,
que en la batalla huellan al enemigo en el barro de las calles(L);
pelearán, porque el Señor estará con ellos,
y serán avergonzados los que montan a caballo(M).
6 Fortaleceré(N) la casa de Judá
y la casa de José salvaré(O),
y los haré volver[i](P)
porque me he compadecido de ellos(Q);
y serán como si no los hubiera rechazado(R),
porque yo soy el Señor su Dios, y les responderé(S).
7 Efraín será como un valiente,
y se alegrará su corazón como por el vino;
sus hijos lo verán y se alegrarán,
y se regocijará[j] su corazón en el Señor(T).
8 Y les silbaré para reunirlos(U),
porque los he redimido(V);
y serán tan numerosos como eran[k](W).
9 Cuando yo los esparza[l] entre los pueblos,
aun en lejanas tierras se acordarán de mí,
y vivirán con sus hijos, y volverán(X).
10 Los haré volver de la tierra de Egipto,
y de Asiria los recogeré(Y);
los traeré a la tierra de Galaad(Z) y del Líbano,
hasta que no haya[m] sitio para ellos(AA).
11 Pasarán por el mar de la angustia,
y Él herirá las olas en el mar(AB)
y se secarán todas las profundidades del Nilo(AC);
y será abatido el orgullo de Asiria(AD)
y apartado el cetro de Egipto(AE).
12 Yo los fortaleceré en el Señor(AF),
y en su nombre andarán —declara el Señor(AG).
Footnotes
- Zacarías 10:1 O, de primavera
- Zacarías 10:1 O, rayos
- Zacarías 10:2 O, ídolos domésticos
- Zacarías 10:2 O, vanidad
- Zacarías 10:2 Lit., una mentira
- Zacarías 10:2 Lit., andan
- Zacarías 10:3 I.e., jefes
- Zacarías 10:4 U, opresor
- Zacarías 10:6 O, habitar
- Zacarías 10:7 O, regocíjese
- Zacarías 10:8 Lit., como eran numerosos
- Zacarías 10:9 Lit., siembre
- Zacarías 10:10 Lit., y no se hallará
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