2 For the teraphim have spoken vanity,and the diviners have seen a lie;and they have told false dreams.They comfort in vain.Therefore they go their way like sheep.They are oppressed, because there is no shepherd.
3 My anger is kindled against the shepherds,and I will punish the male goats;For the Lord of Hosts has visited his flock, the house of Judah,and will make them as his majestic horse in the battle.
4 From him will come the cornerstone,from him the nail,from him the battle bow,from him every ruler together.
5 They shall be as mighty men,treading down muddy streets in the battle;and they shall fight, because the Lord is with them;and the riders on horses will be confounded.
6 “I will strengthen the house of Judah,and I will save the house of Joseph,and I will bring them back;for I have mercy on them;and they will be as though I had not cast them off:for I am the Lord their God, and I will hear them.
7 Ephraim will be like a mighty man,and their heart will rejoice as through wine;yes, their children will see it, and rejoice.Their heart will be glad in the Lord.
8 I will signal for them, and gather them;for I have redeemed them;and they will increase as they have increased.