3 “My anger is hot against the shepherds,and I will punish the leaders;for the Lord of hosts cares for his flock, the house of Judah,and will make them like his majestic steed in battle.
4 From him shall come the cornerstone,from him the tent peg,from him the battle bow,from him every ruler—all of them together.
5 They shall be like mighty men in battle, trampling the foe in the mud of the streets;they shall fight because the Lord is with them,and they shall put to shame the riders on horses.
6 “I will strengthen the house of Judah,and I will save the house of Joseph. I will bring them back because I have compassion on them,and they shall be as though I had not rejected them,for I am the Lord their God and I will answer them.
7 Then Ephraim shall become like a mighty warrior,and their hearts shall be glad as with wine.Their children shall see it and be glad;their hearts shall rejoice in the Lord.
8 “I will whistle for them and gather them in,for I have redeemed them,and they shall be as many as they were before.
9 Though I scattered them among the nations,yet in far countries they shall remember me,and with their children they shall live and return.