For the idols speak falsehood,
and the diviners(A) see illusions;
they relate empty dreams
and offer empty comfort.
Therefore the people wander like sheep;
they suffer affliction because there is no shepherd.
My anger burns against the shepherds,
so I will punish the leaders.[a]
For the Lord of Hosts has tended His flock,
the house of Judah;
He will make them like His majestic steed in battle.
The cornerstone(B) will come from Judah.[b]
The tent peg(C) will come from them
and also the battle bow(D) and every[c] ruler.
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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 10:3 Lit male goats
  2. Zechariah 10:4 Lit them
  3. Zechariah 10:4 Lit also from them the . . . , from them every

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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