The Bible
Zechariah Chapter 10
1Ask of ForeverOne
2For 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.
3My anger is kindled against the shepherds, and I will punish the male goats; For ForeverOne
4From him will come forth the cornerstone, from him the nail, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler together.
5They shall be as mighty men, treading down muddy streets in the battle; and they shall fight, because ForeverOne
6"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 rejected them. For I am ForeverOne
7Ephraim 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 ForeverOne
8I will signal for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them; and they will increase as they have increased.
9I will sow them among the peoples; and they will remember me in far countries; and they will live with their children, and will return.
10I 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.
11He 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.
12I will strengthen them in ForeverOne
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