Zechariah

¹ Ask rain from Yahweh at the time of the late rain— Yahweh who makes the storm clouds; And He will give them showers of rain, the plant in the field to each man.

² And the diviners behold false visions And speak worthless dreams; They comfort in vain. Therefore the people journey like sheep; They are afflicted because there is no shepherd.

³ And I will visit punishment upon the male goats; For Yahweh of hosts has visited His flock, the house of Judah, And will make them like His splendid horse in battle.

⁴ From them the tent peg, From them the bow of battle, From them every good taskmaster, all of them together.

⁵ Treading down the enemy in the mire of the streets in battle; And they will battle, for Yahweh will be with them; And the riders on horses will be put to shame.

⁶ And I will save the house of Joseph, And I will cause them to return, Because I have had compassion on them; And they will be as though I had not rejected them, For I am Yahweh their God, and I will answer them.

⁷ And their heart will be glad as if from wine; Indeed, their children will see it and be glad; Their heart will rejoice in Yahweh.

⁸ For I have redeemed them; And they will be as numerous as they were before.

⁹ And they will remember Me in far countries, And they with their children will live and turn back.

¹⁰ And gather them from Assyria; And I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon Until no room can be found for them.

¹¹ And He will strike the waves in the sea, So that all the depths of the Nile will dry up; And the pride of Assyria will be brought down, And the scepter of Egypt will depart.

¹² And in His name they will walk,” declares Yahweh.