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1 Ask the LORD {YHWH} for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field. 2 For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd. 3 “My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders (these male goats). For the LORD {YHWH} of Hosts attends to His flock, the house of Judah (praised); He will make them like His royal steed in battle. 4 The cornerstone will come from Judah, the tent peg from him, as well as the battle bow and every ruler together. 5 They will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD {YHWH} is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame. 6 I will strengthen the house of Judah (praised) and save the house of Joseph (YHWH has added). I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God {YHWH Elohehem}, and I will answer them. 7 Ephraim (doubly fruitful) will be like a mighty man, and their hearts will be glad as with wine. Their children will see it and be joyful; their hearts will rejoice in the LORD {YHWH}. 8 I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were. 9 Though I sow them among the nations, they will remember Me in distant lands; they and their children will live and return. Zechariah 10:1-9, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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