Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
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.
Ask of
Yahweh
rain in the spring
time,
Yahweh
who
makes storm clouds, And he gives
rain showers
to
everyone
for
the
plants
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.
For the
teraphim
have
spoken
vanity,
and the
diviners have
seen
a
lie
; And
they have
told
false dreams .
They
comfort in
vain
. Therefore they
go
their
way
like sheep .
They
are
oppressed ,
because
there
is
no
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.
My anger is
kindled
against the shepherds, And I will punish the male
goats;
For Yahweh
of Hosts has
visited
his flock, the house of Judah ,
And
will make them as
his horse
in the
battle that
he
is
proud
of
.
The
cornerstone
will come from
Judah,
the tent
peg
from him, as
well
as
the battle bow and
every ruler together.
From
him
will come forth
the corner-stone,
From him the
nail
, From
him
the battle bow ,
From
him
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
.
They shall
be as
mighty men, Treading
down
muddy
streets
in the battle;
And
they shall
fight ,
because Yahweh
is with them ;
And the riders
on
horses
will
be
confounded
.
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.
"
I will strengthen the house of Judah ,
And I
will
save the house of Joseph ,
And
I will bring
them back;
For
I have mercy
on them ;
And they will be as though I had not cast
them off:
For I am Yahweh
their God, and I will hear
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
.
Ephraim will be like a mighty man, And their heart
will rejoice
as through
wine ;
Yes,
their children will see it ,
and rejoice.
Their heart
will be
glad
in Yahweh
.
I will whistle
for them to
gather
, for I have redeemed them; and they will be
as
numerous
as they once
were
.
I will signal
for them, and
gather
them;
For I have redeemed them; And they will increase
as they have
increased
.
Though
I sow them among the nations,
they will remember Me in distant
lands
; they
and their
children
will live and return.
I will
sow them among the peoples;
And
they will remember me in far
countries
; And they
will live with
their
children,
and will
return.
I will bring them back
from
Egypt and gather them from
Assyria .
I will bring them to
Gilead and Lebanon until
no
more
room is
found
for them.
I will bring them again
also
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt ,
And gather them out
of
Assyria ;
And
I will bring them into
the
land
of
Gilead and Lebanon ;
And
there
won't
be
room enough
for them.
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.
He
will pass through the sea of affliction,
And will
strike the waves in
the sea ,
And
all the depths of the Nile will dry up ;
And
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
.
I will strengthen them in Yahweh;
And they will walk up
and
down
in
his
name
, "
says
Yahweh
.
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