Ask the LORD for rain in springtime ... ; the LORD makes the storm clouds , and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.
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.
“ My anger ... burns against the shepherds , and I will punish the leaders. For the LORD of Hosts - attends to His flock , - the house of Judah ; He will make them like His royal steed in battle.
The cornerstone will come from Judah , the tent peg ... from him , as well as the battle ... ... bow and every ruler together.
They will be like mighty men in battle , trampling (the enemy) in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them , and they will put the horsemen ... to shame.
I will strengthen - the house of Judah - and save the house of Joseph. 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 , and I will answer them.
Ephraim 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.
I will whistle to gather , for I have redeemed them ; and they will be as numerous as they once were.
Though I sow them among the nations , they will remember Me in distant lands ; they and their children will live ... and return.
I will bring them back from Egypt and gather them from Assyria. I will bring them vvv to Gilead and Lebanon until no (more room) is found
They will pass through the sea of distress and strike the waves of the sea ; all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down , and the scepter of Egypt will depart.
I will strengthen them in the LORD , and in His name they will walk , ” declares the LORD.