Zechariah 10

1 to ask from LORD rain in/on/with time spring rain LORD to make lightning and rain rain to give: give to/for them to/for man: anyone vegetation in/on/with land: country

Ask Yahweh to cause rain to fall (in the springtime/before the hot season starts), [because] he is the one who makes the clouds [from which the rain falls]. He causes showers to fall on us, and he causes crops to grow well in the fields.

2 for [the] teraphim to speak: speak evil: wickedness and [the] to divine to see deception and dream [the] vanity: false to speak: speak vanity to be sorry: comfort [emph?] upon so to set out like flock to afflict for nothing to pasture

[What people think that] the idols in their houses suggest [is only] nonsense, and people who [say that they can] interpret dreams tell [only] lies. When they [tell people things to] comfort [them, what they say] is useless, so the people [who (consult/trust in) them] are like lost sheep; they are attacked because they have no [one to protect them] [like] [MET] a shepherd [protects his sheep].

3 upon [the] to pasture to be incensed face: anger my and upon [the] goat to reckon: visit for to reckon: visit LORD Hosts [obj] flock his [obj] house: household Judah and to set: make [obj] them like/as horse splendor his in/on/with battle

[Yahweh says, ] “I am angry with the leaders [MET] of my people, and I will punish them. [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, take care of my people, the people of Judah, [like a shepherd takes care of his] [MET] flock, and I will cause them to be like [SIM] proud/powerful war horses.

4 from him corner from him peg from him bow battle from him to come out: produce all to oppress together

From Judah will come rulers [who will be very important], [like] [MET] a cornerstone is [the most important stone for a house], [like] [MET] a tent peg [is very important for a tent], [like] [MET] a bow [is very important for (an archer/a man who shoots arrows]).

5 and to be like/as mighty man to trample in/on/with mud outside in/on/with battle and to fight for LORD with them and be ashamed to ride horse

They will all be like [SIM] mighty warriors trampling [their enemies] in the mud during a battle. [I, ] Yahweh, will be with them, so they will fight and defeat their enemies who ride on horses.

6 and to prevail [obj] house: household Judah and [obj] house: household Joseph to save and to return: return them for to have compassion them and to be like/as as which not to reject them for I LORD God their and to answer them

I will cause the people [MTY] of Judah to become strong, and I will rescue the people [MTY] of Israel. I will bring them back [from the countries to which they were (exiled/forced to go)]; [I will do that] because I pity them. Then they will be as though I had not abandoned them, because I am Yahweh, their God, and I will answer them [when they pray for help].

7 and to be like/as mighty man Ephraim and to rejoice heart their like wine and son: child their to see: see and to rejoice to rejoice heart their in/on/with LORD

The people of Israel will be like [SIM] strong soldiers; they will be as happy as [people who have drunk a lot of] wine. Their children will see [their fathers being very happy], and they [also] will be happy because of what Yahweh [has done for them].

8 to whistle to/for them and to gather them for to ransom them and to multiply like to multiply

I will signal for my people [to return from (being exiled/other countries)], and I will gather them together [in their own country]. I will rescue them, and they will become very numerous like [they were] previously.

9 and to sow them in/on/with people and in/on/with distance to remember me and to live with son: child their and to return: return

I have caused them to be scattered among many people-groups, but in those distant countries they will think about me again. They and their children will remain alive and return [to Judah].

10 and to return: return them from land: country/planet Egypt and from Assyria to gather them and to(wards) land: country/planet Gilead and Lebanon to come (in): bring them and not to find to/for them

I will bring them [back] from Egypt and from Assyria; I will bring them [back] from the Gilead and Lebanon [regions], and there will hardly be enough [HYP] space for them all [to live in Judah].

11 and to pass in/on/with sea distress and to smite in/on/with sea heap: wave and to wither all depth Nile and to go down pride Assyria and tribe: staff Egypt to turn aside: depart

They will endure/experience many difficulties [as though they were walking] [MET] through a sea, but [I] will calm the waves of the sea; the Nile [River which is usually] deep will dry up. [I] will defeat the proud [soldiers of] Assyria, and [I will cause] Egypt to no longer be powerful [MTY].

12 and to prevail them in/on/with LORD and in/on/with name his to go: walk utterance LORD

I will enable my people to be strong, and they will honor me and obey [IDM] me. [That will surely happen because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”