Zechariah 10

New King James Version

² For the^(D)idols^[c]speak delusion;
The diviners envision^(E)lies,
And tell false dreams;
They^(F)comfort in vain.
Thereforethe peoplewend their way like^(G)sheep;
They are^[d]in trouble^(H)becausethere isno shepherd.

³ “My anger is kindled against the^(I)shepherds,
^(J)And I will punish the^[e]goatherds.
For theLordof hosts^(K)will visit His flock,
The house of Judah,
And^(L)will make them as His royal horse in the battle.
⁴ From him comes^(M)the cornerstone,
From him^(N)the tent peg,
From him the battle bow,
From him every^[f]ruler together.
⁵ They shall be like mighty men,
Who^(O)tread downtheir enemies
In the mire of the streets in the battle.
They shall fight because theLordis with them,
And the riders on horses shall be put to shame.

⁶ “I will strengthen the house of Judah,
And I will save the house of Joseph.
^(P)I will bring them back,
Because I^(Q)have mercy on them.
They shall be as though I had not cast them aside;
For IamtheLordtheir God,
And I^(R)will hear them.
⁷ Those ofEphraim shall be like a mighty man,
And their^(S)heart shall rejoice as if with wine.
Yes, their children shall seeitand be glad;
Their heart shall rejoice in theLord.
⁸ I will^(T)whistle for them and gather them,
For I will redeem them;
^(U)And they shall increase as they once increased.

⁹ “I^(V)will^[g]sow them among the peoples,
And they shall^(W)remember Me in far countries;
They shall live, together with their children,
And they shall return.
^10 (X)I will also bring them back from the land of Egypt,
And gather them from Assyria.
I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon,
^(Y)Until nomore roomis found for them.
^11 (Z)He shall pass through the sea with affliction,
And strike the waves of the sea:
All the depths of^[h]the River shall dry up.
Then^(AA)the pride of Assyria shall be brought down,
And^(AB)the scepter of Egypt shall depart.

¹² “So I will strengthen them in theLord,
And^(AC)they shall walk up and down in His name,”
Says theLord.