Zechariah 10:2

Restoration of Judah and Israel

1 Ask ^athe Lord for ^brain
In ^cthe time of the latter rain.
The Lord will make¹ flashing clouds;
He will give them showers of rain,
Grass in the field for everyone.

2 For the ^aidols speak delusion;
The diviners envision ^blies,
And tell false dreams;
They ^ccomfort in vain.
Therefore the people wend their way like ^dsheep;
They are¹ in trouble ^ebecause there is no shepherd.

3 “My anger is kindled against the ^ashepherds,
^bAnd I will punish the¹ goatherds.
For the Lord of hosts ^cwill visit His flock,
The house of Judah,
And ^dwill make them as His royal horse in the battle.

4 From him comes ^athe cornerstone,
From him ^bthe tent peg,
From him the battle bow,
From him every¹ ruler together.

5 They shall be like mighty men,
Who ^atread down their enemies
In the mire of the streets in the battle.
They shall fight because the Lord is with them,
And the riders on horses shall be put to shame.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Zechariah 10:2

The idols have spoken vanity - This is spoken of the Jews, and must refer to their idolatry practiced before the captivity, for there were no idols after.

Therefore they went their way - They were like a flock that had no shepherd, shifting from place to place, and wandering about in the wilderness, seeking for pasture, wherever they might find it. Some think that the idols and diviners were those of the Seleucidae Greeks, who excited their masters with promises of success against the Maccabees. Others think that the Babylonish captivity is foretold; for a determined future event is frequently spoken of by the prophets as past.

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