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 theirenemies 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.
6 “I will strengthen the house of Judah, And I will save the house of Joseph. aI will bring them back, Because I bhave mercy on them. They shall be as though I had not cast them aside; For I am the Lord their God, And I cwill hear them.
7Thoseof Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, And their aheart shall rejoice as if with wine. Yes, their children shall see it and be glad; Their heart shall rejoice in the Lord.
8 I will awhistle for them and gather them, For I will redeem them; bAnd they shall increase as they once increased.
9 “Ia will sow them among the peoples, And they shall bremember Me in far countries; They shall live, together with their children, And they shall return.
10aI will also bring them back from the land of Egypt, And gather them from Assyria. I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon, bUntil no moreroom is found for them.
11aHe shall pass through the sea with affliction, And strike the waves of the sea: All the depths of1 the River shall dry up. Then bthe pride of Assyria shall be brought down, And cthe scepter of Egypt shall depart.
12 “So I will strengthen them in the Lord, And athey shall walk up and down in His name,” Says the Lord.
riders on horses—namely, the enemy's horsemen. Though the Jews were forbidden by the law to multiply horses in battle (Deuteronomy 17:16), they are made Jehovah's war horse (Zechariah 10:3; Psalms 20:7), and so tread down on foot the foe with all his cavalry (Ezekiel 38:4; Daniel 11:40). Cavalry was the chief strength of the Syro-Grecian army (I Maccabees 3:39).
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