Zechariah 10

שַׁאֲל֨וּ מֵיְהֹוָ֤ה מָטָר֙ בְּעֵ֣ת מַלְק֔וֹשׁ יְהֹוָ֖ה עֹשֶׂ֣ה חֲזִיזִ֑ים וּמְטַר־גֶּ֙שֶׁם֙ יִתֵּ֣ן לָהֶ֔ם לְאִ֖ישׁ עֵ֥שֶׂב בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ Ask GOD for rain
In the season of late rain.^aseason of late rain Septuagint reads “in its season / The early rain and the late.” Cf. Deut. 11.14.
It is GOD who causes storms—^bstorms Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
providing rainstorms for them,
Grass in the fields for everyone.^cfor them, / Grass in the fields for everyone Emendation yields “[producing] food for men, / Grass in the fields for cattle.” Cf. Deut. 11.14–15.

כִּ֧י הַתְּרָפִ֣ים דִּבְּרוּ־אָ֗וֶן וְהַקּֽוֹסְמִים֙ חָ֣זוּ שֶׁ֔קֶר וַֽחֲלֹמוֹת֙ הַשָּׁ֣וְא יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ הֶ֖בֶל יְנַחֵמ֑וּן עַל־כֵּן֙ נָסְע֣וּ כְמוֹ־צֹ֔אן יַעֲנ֖וּ כִּי־אֵ֥ין רֹעֶֽה׃ {פ}
For the oracle idols^doracle idols Figurines, apparently with a human form, used as a medium for divination in household settings; cf. 1 Sam. 15.23; Ezek. 21.26. spoke delusion,
The augurs predicted falsely;
And dreamers speak lies
And console with illusions.
That is why My people have strayed^estrayed Meaning of Heb. uncertain. like a flock,
They suffer^fsuffer Meaning of Heb. uncertain. for lack of a shepherd.

עַל־הָֽרֹעִים֙ חָרָ֣ה אַפִּ֔י וְעַל־הָעַתּוּדִ֖ים אֶפְק֑וֹד כִּֽי־פָקַד֩ יְהֹוָ֨ה צְבָא֤וֹת אֶת־עֶדְרוֹ֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית יְהוּדָ֔ה וְשָׂ֣ם אוֹתָ֔ם כְּס֥וּס הוֹד֖וֹ בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ My anger is roused against the shepherds,
And I will punish the he-goats.^ghe-goats I.e., oppressive leaders; cf. Ezek. 34.17ff.
For GOD of Hosts has taken thought
In behalf of the flock, the House of Judah;
They will be made like majestic chargers in battle.

מִמֶּ֤נּוּ פִנָּה֙ מִמֶּ֣נּוּ יָתֵ֔ד מִמֶּ֖נּוּ קֶ֣שֶׁת מִלְחָמָ֑ה מִמֶּ֛נּוּ יֵצֵ֥א כׇל־נוֹגֵ֖שׂ יַחְדָּֽו׃ From them shall come cornerstones,
From them tent pegs,^hcornerstones, / From them tent pegs Emendation yields “shields and bucklers.”
From them bows of combat,
And every captain shall also arise from them.

וְהָי֨וּ כְגִבֹּרִ֜ים בּוֹסִ֨ים בְּטִ֤יט חוּצוֹת֙ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וְנִ֨לְחֲמ֔וּ כִּ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה עִמָּ֑ם וְהֹבִ֖ישׁוּ רֹכְבֵ֥י סוּסִֽים׃ And together they shall be like warriors in battle,
Tramping in the dirt of the streets;
They shall fight, for GOD shall be with them,
And they shall put cavalry to shame.

וְגִבַּרְתִּ֣י ׀ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית יְהוּדָ֗ה וְאֶת־בֵּ֤ית יוֹסֵף֙ אוֹשִׁ֔יעַ וְהֽוֹשְׁבוֹתִים֙ כִּ֣י רִֽחַמְתִּ֔ים וְהָי֖וּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־זְנַחְתִּ֑ים כִּ֗י אֲנִ֛י יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם וְאֶעֱנֵֽם׃ I will give victory to the House of Judah,
And triumph to the House of Joseph.
I will restore them, for I have pardoned them,
And they shall be as though I had never disowned them;
For I the ETERNAL One am their God,
And I will answer their prayers.

וְהָי֤וּ כְגִבּוֹר֙ אֶפְרַ֔יִם וְשָׂמַ֥ח לִבָּ֖ם כְּמוֹ־יָ֑יִן וּבְנֵיהֶם֙ יִרְא֣וּ וְשָׂמֵ֔חוּ יָגֵ֥ל לִבָּ֖ם בַּיהֹוָֽה׃ Ephraim shall be like a warrior,
And theyⁱEphraim shall be like a warrior, / And they Emendation yields “And when Ephraim is victorious, / They…” shall exult as with wine;
Their children shall see it and rejoice,
They shall exult in GOD.

אֶשְׁרְקָ֥ה לָהֶ֛ם וַאֲקַבְּצֵ֖ם כִּ֣י פְדִיתִ֑ים וְרָב֖וּ כְּמ֥וֹ רָבֽוּ׃ I will whistle to them and gather them,
For I will redeem them;
They shall increase and continue increasing.^jand continue increasing Meaning of Heb. uncertain.

וְאֶזְרָעֵם֙ בָּעַמִּ֔ים וּבַמֶּרְחַקִּ֖ים יִזְכְּר֑וּנִי וְחָי֥וּ אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם וָשָֽׁבוּ׃ For though I sowed them among the nations,
In the distant places they shall remember Me,
They shall escape with their children and shall return.

וַהֲשִֽׁבוֹתִים֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם וּמֵאַשּׁ֖וּר אֲקַבְּצֵ֑ם וְאֶל־אֶ֨רֶץ גִּלְעָ֤ד וּלְבָנוֹן֙ אֲבִיאֵ֔ם וְלֹ֥א יִמָּצֵ֖א לָהֶֽם׃ I will bring them back from the land of Egypt
And gather them from Assyria;
And I will bring them to the lands of Gilead and Lebanon,
And even they shall not suffice for them.

וְעָבַ֨ר בַּיָּ֜ם צָרָ֗ה וְהִכָּ֤ה בַיָּם֙ גַּלִּ֔ים וְהֹבִ֕ישׁוּ כֹּ֖ל מְצוּל֣וֹת יְאֹ֑ר וְהוּרַד֙ גְּא֣וֹן אַשּׁ֔וּר וְשֵׁ֥בֶט מִצְרַ֖יִם יָסֽוּר׃ A hemmed-in force shall pass over the sea
And shall stir up waves in the sea;^kA hemmed-in force … waves in the sea Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
And all the deeps of the Nile shall dry up.
Down shall come the pride of Assyria,
And the scepter of Egypt shall pass away.

וְגִבַּרְתִּים֙ בַּיהֹוָ֔ה וּבִשְׁמ֖וֹ יִתְהַלָּ֑כוּ נְאֻ֖ם יְהֹוָֽה׃ {פ}
But I will make Judah and Ephraim^lJudah and Ephraim Heb. “them”; cf. vv. 6–7. mighty through GOD,
And they shall march proudly^mmarch proudly Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Emendation yields “have glory”; cf. Isa. 45.25. in MyⁿMy Heb. 3rd person. name
—declares GOD.