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But household gods speak wicked deception,
    and the omen readers see illusions.
    They report trivial dreams
    and give false comfort.
    That is why the people wander like sheep.
    They are in trouble[a] because they have no shepherd.

The Lord’s Warning and Promise

My anger burns against the shepherds,
    and I will punish the leaders of the flock,
    because the Lord of Armies cares for his flock, the house of Judah,
    and he will make them like his majestic horse in battle.
From him will come the cornerstone,
    from him the tent peg,
    from him the battle bow,
    from him every commander.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 10:2 Or are miserable

The idols(A) speak deceitfully,
    diviners(B) see visions that lie;
they tell dreams(C) that are false,
    they give comfort in vain.(D)
Therefore the people wander like sheep
    oppressed for lack of a shepherd.(E)

“My anger burns against the shepherds,
    and I will punish the leaders;(F)
for the Lord Almighty will care
    for his flock, the people of Judah,
    and make them like a proud horse in battle.(G)
From Judah will come the cornerstone,(H)
    from him the tent peg,(I)
from him the battle bow,(J)
    from him every ruler.

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