10
God Will Bless Judah and Ephraim
1 Ask AJoel 2:23rain from the Loʀᴅ at the time of the spring rain—
The Loʀᴅ who BJer 10:13makes the 1Or thunderboltsstorm clouds;
And He will give them CIs 30:23showers of rain, vegetation in the field to each man.
And the BJer 27:9diviners see 2Lit a lielying visions
And tell CJer 23:32false dreams;
They comfort in vain.
They are afflicted, because there is no shepherd.
3 “My AJer 25:34-36anger is kindled against the shepherds,
And I will punish the 1I.e. leadersmale goats;
For the Loʀᴅ of hosts has BEzek 34:12visited His flock, the house of Judah,
And will make them like His majestic horse in battle.
From 1Lit himthem the tent peg,
From 1Lit himthem the bow of BJer 51:20; Zech 9:10battle,
5 “They will be as mighty men,
A2 Sam 22:43Treading down the enemy in the mire of the streets in battle;
And they will fight, for the Loʀᴅ will be with them;
And the BAmos 2:15; Hag 2:22riders on horses will be put to shame.
6 “I will AZech 10:12strengthen the house of Judah,
And I will BZech 8:7; 9:16save the house of Joseph,
And I will 1Or make them dwellCZech 8:8bring them back,
Because I have had DIs 54:8; Zech 1:16compassion on them;
And they will be as though I had EIs 54:4not rejected them,
For I am the Loʀᴅ their God and I will FZech 13:9answer them.
7 “Ephraim will be like a mighty man,
And their heart will be glad as if from wine;
Indeed, their AIs 54:13; Ezek 37:25children will see it and be glad,
1Or Let their heart rejoiceTheir heart will rejoice in the Loʀᴅ.
8 “I will AIs 5:26; 7:18, 19whistle for them to gather them together,
For I have redeemed them;
And they will be as BJer 33:22; Rev 7:9numerous as they 1Lit were numerousCJer 30:20; Ezek 36:11were before.
9 “When I 1Lit sowscatter them among the peoples,
They will A1 Kin 8:47, 48; Ezek 6:9remember Me in far countries,
And they with their children will live and come back.
10 “I will AIs 11:11bring them back from the land of Egypt
And gather them from Assyria;
And I will bring them into the land of BJer 50:19Gilead and Lebanon
And He will strike the waves in the sea,
So that all the depths of the BIs 19:5-7Nile will dry up;
And the pride of CZeph 2:13Assyria will be brought down
And the scepter of DEzek 30:13Egypt will depart.
12 “And I will AZech 10:6strengthen them in the Loʀᴅ,
And in His name BMic 4:5they will walk,” declares the Loʀᴅ.
110:1 Or thunderbolts
110:2 Or futility
210:2 Lit a lie
310:2 Lit journey
D10:2 Ezek 34:5, 8; Matt 9:36; Mark 6:34
110:3 I.e. leaders
110:4 Lit him
A10:4 Luke 20:17; Eph 2:20; 1 Pet 2:6
110:4 Lit him
110:4 Lit him
110:4 Lit him
210:4 Or oppressor
110:6 Or make them dwell
110:7 Or Let their heart rejoice
110:8 Lit were numerous
110:9 Lit sow
A10:9 1 Kin 8:47, 48; Ezek 6:9
110:10 Lit And