10Zechariah 10

A Bright Future for Judah and Israel

1I, the Lord, am the one who sends storm clouds and showers of rain to make fields produce. So when the crops need rain, you should pray to me.Select Zechariah 10:1

2You can't believe idols and fortunetellers, or depend on the hope you receive from witchcraft and interpreters of dreams. But you have tried all of these, and now you are like sheep without a shepherd.Select Zechariah 10:2

3I, the Lord All-Powerful, am fiercely angry with you leaders, and I will punish you. I care for my people, the nation of Judah, and I will change this flock of sheep into charging war horses.Select Zechariah 10:3

4From this flock will come leaders who will be strong like cornerstones and tent pegs and weapons of war.Select Zechariah 10:4

5They will join in the fighting, and together they will trample their enemies like mud. They will fight, because I, the Lord, will be on their side. And they will crush the enemy cavalry.Select Zechariah 10:5

6I will strengthen the kingdoms of Judah and Israel. And I will show mercy because I am the Lord, their God. I will answer their prayers and bring them home. Then it will seem as though I had never rejected them.Select Zechariah 10:6

7Israel will be like a tribe of warriors celebrating with wine. When their children see this, they will also be happy because of me, the Lord.Select Zechariah 10:7

8I will give a signal for them to come together because I have rescued them. And there will be as many as ever before.Select Zechariah 10:8

9Although I scattered my people in distant countries, they won't forget me. Once their children are raised, they will return—Select Zechariah 10:9

10I will bring them home from Egypt and Assyria, then let them settle as far as Gilead and Lebanon, until the land overflows with them.Select Zechariah 10:10

11My people will go through an ocean of troubles, but I will overcome the waves and dry up the deepest part of the Nile. Assyria's great pride will be put down, and the power of Egypt will disappear.Select Zechariah 10:11

12I'll strengthen my people because of who I am, and they will follow me. I, the Lord, have spoken!Select Zechariah 10:12