1 Ask the Lord for rainin the season of spring rain.The Lord makes the rain clouds,and He will give them showers of rainand crops in the field for everyone.
2 For the idols speak falsehood,and the diviners see illusions;they relate empty dreamsand offer empty comfort.Therefore the people wander like sheep;they suffer affliction because there is no shepherd.
3 My anger burns against the shepherds,so I will punish the leaders. For the Lord of Hosts has tended His flock,the house of Judah;He will make them like His majestic steed in battle.
4 The cornerstone will come from Judah. The tent peg will come from themand also the battle bow and every ruler.Together