OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 2

Zechariah 10:2

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.

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Zechariah 10:1–5

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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.

My anger is kindled against the shepherds,

and I will punish the male goats,

for the LORD of Armies has visited his flock, the house of Judah,

and will make them as his majestic horse in the battle.

From him will come the cornerstone,

from him the tent peg,

from him the battle bow,

from him every ruler together.

They will be as mighty men,

treading down muddy streets in the battle.

They will fight, because the LORD is with them.

The riders on horses will be confounded.

Notes from World English Bible Updated

teraphim were household idols that may have been associated with inheritance rights to the household property.

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