The Lord who ^(B)makes the ^[a]storm winds;
And He will give them ^(C)showers of rain, vegetation in the field to each person.
² For the ^[b](D)household idols speak deception,
And the ^(E)diviners see ^[c]an illusion
And tell ^(F)deceitful dreams;
They comfort in vain.
Therefore the people ^[d]wander like ^(G)sheep,
They are wretched because there is no shepherd.
³ “My ^(H)anger is kindled against the shepherds,
And I will punish the ^[e]male goats;
For the Lord of armies has ^(I)visited His flock, the house of Judah,
And will make them like His majestic horse in battle.
⁴ From ^[f]them will come the ^(J)cornerstone,
From ^[g]them the tent peg,
From ^[h]them the bow of ^(K)battle,
From ^[i]them every tyrant, all of them together.
⁵ And they will be like warriors,
^(L)Trampling down the enemy in the mud of the streets in battle;
And they will fight, because the Lord will be with them;
And the ^(M)riders on horses will be put to shame.
⁶ And I will ^(N)strengthen the house of Judah,
And I will ^(O)save the house of Joseph,
And I will ^[j](P)bring them back,
Because I have had ^(Q)compassion on them;
And they will be as though I had ^(R)not rejected them,
For I am the Lord their God and I will ^(S)answer them.
⁷ Ephraim will be like a warrior,
And their heart will be joyful as if from wine;
Indeed, their ^(T)children will see it and be joyful,
^[k]Their heart will rejoice in the Lord.
⁸ I will ^(U)whistle for them and gather them together,
For I have redeemed them;
And they will be as ^(V)numerous as they ^[l](W)were before.
⁹ When I ^[m]scatter them among the peoples,
They will ^(X)remember Me in distant countries,
And they with their children will live and come back.
¹⁰ I will ^(Y)bring them back from the land of Egypt
And gather them from Assyria;
And I will bring them into the land of ^(Z)Gilead and Lebanon
^[n]Until ^(AA)no room can be found for them.
¹¹ And they will pass through the ^(AB)sea of distress
And He will strike the waves in the sea,
So that all the depths of the ^(AC)Nile will dry up;
And the pride of ^(AD)Assyria will be brought down,
And the scepter of ^(AE)Egypt will depart.
¹² And I will ^(AF)strengthen them in the Lord,
And in His name ^(AG)they will walk,” declares the Lord.