1
Ask· ye Jehovah ·for rain in the time of the later··rain; Jehovah shall make rain··clouds, and give them◦ showers of rain, for each··man◦ the herb in the field.
2
For the teraphim have spoken iniquity◦, and the diviners beheld falsity, and have spoken vain dreams; they comfort with vanity◦. Therefore they journeyed as▵ a flock; they were afflicted, for there was no shepherd.
3
My anger was··fierce against the shepherds, and I visited it on the he-goats; for Jehovah of Armies has visited His drove, the house of Judah, and has set them as His majestic horse in the battle.
4
Out··of him came··forth the corner, out··of him the peg, out··of him the battle bow, out··of him every taskmaster together.
5
And they shall be as mighty men, who tread··down their enemies in the mud of the streets in the battle; and they shall fight, because◦ Jehovah is with them, and they shall shame the riders on horses.
6
And I will make· the house of Judah ·mighty, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will cause them to dwell; for I have··compassion on them; and they shall be as◦ if I had not cast· them ·off: for I◦ am Jehovah their God, and I will answer them.
7
And they of Ephraim shall be as a mighty··man, and their heart shall be··glad as▵ through wine; and their sons shall see it, and be··glad; their heart shall rejoice in Jehovah.
8
I will whistle for them, and bring· them ·together; for I have redeemed◦ them; and they shall multiply as▵ they have multiplied.
9
And I will sow them among◦ the people; and they shall remember Me in far··off countries; and they shall live with◦ their sons, and return.
10
I will return them also out··of the land of Egypt, and bring· them ·together out··of Assyria; and I will bring them into▵ the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and no◦ more room shall be found for them.
11
And he shall pass··through the sea with adversity, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the depths of the Nile shall··dry··up; and the pride of Assyria shall be brought··down, and the scepter of Egypt shall turn··aside.
12
And I will make· them ·mighty in Jehovah; and they shall walk··forth in His name, says◦ Jehovah.
