| 10:1 | Make your request to the Lord for rain in the time of the spring rains, even to the Lord who makes the thunder-flames; and he will give them showers of rain, to every man grass in the field. |
| 10:2 | For the images have said what is not true, and the readers of signs have seen deceit; they have given accounts of false dreams, they give comfort to no purpose: so they go out of the way like sheep, they are troubled because they have no keeper. |
| 10:3 | My wrath is burning against the keepers of the flock, and I will send punishment on the he-goats: for the Lord of armies takes care of his flock, the people of Judah, and will make them like the horse of his pride in the fight. |
| 10:4 | From him will come the keystone, from him the nail, from him the bow of war, from him will come every ruler; |
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| 10:5 | Together they will be like men of war, crushing down their haters into the earth of the streets in the fight; they will make war because the Lord is with them: and the horsemen will be shamed. |
| 10:6 | And I will make the children of Judah strong, and I will be the saviour of the children of Joseph, and I will make them come back again, for I have had mercy on them: they will be as if I had not given them up: for I am the Lord their God and I will give them an answer. |
| 10:7 | And Ephraim will be like a man of war, and their hearts will be glad as with wine; and their children will see it with joy; their hearts will be glad in the Lord. |
| 10:8 | With the sound of the pipe I will get them together; for I have given the price to make them free: and they will be increased as they were increased. |
| 10:9 | Though I had them planted among the peoples, they will keep me in mind in far countries: and they will take care of their children and will come back. |
| 10:10 | And I will make them come back out of the land of Egypt, and will get them together out of Assyria; and I will take them into the land of Gilead, and it will not be wide enough for them. |
| 10:11 | And they will go through the sea of Egypt, and all the deep waters of the Nile will become dry: and the pride of Assyria will be made low, and the power of Egypt will be taken away. |
| 10:12 | And their strength will be in the Lord; and their pride will be in his name, says the Lord. |
Zakharia 10 - Bible in Basic English
