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God Will Bless Judah and Ephraim
Ask for arain from the LORD at the time of the spring rain.It is the LORD who bmakes the thunder clouds;And He will give them cshowers of rain, grass in the field to everyone.2 For the ateraphim (household idols) speak wickedness (emptiness, worthlessness) ,And the bdiviners see lying visionsAnd tell cfalse dreams;They comfort in vain.Therefore the people wander like dsheep,They are afflicted and suffer because there is no shepherd.3 “My aanger is kindled against the shepherds who are not true shepherds,And I shall punish the male goats (leaders) ;For the LORD of hosts has bvisited His flock, the house of Judah (the Southern Kingdom) ,And will make them like His beautiful and majestic horse in the battle. Ezek 34:1-104 “From them (Judah) shall come the 1aCornerstone,From them the tent peg,From them the bow of bbattle,From them every ruler, all of them together. Jer 30:215 “They will be like mighty menaTrampling down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle;And they will fight because the LORD is with them,And the enemies’ briders on horses will be shamed.6 “I will astrengthen the house of Judah making it superior,And I will bsave the house of Joseph.I will cbring them back and allow them to live securely,Because I have had dcompassion on them.They will be as though I had enot rejected them,For I am the LORD their God, and I will flisten and answer them.7 “Then 1Ephraim will be like a mighty warrior,And their heart will rejoice as if from wine;Yes, their achildren will see it and rejoice;Their heart will rejoice and shout triumphantly in the LORD.8 “I will 1awhistle for them and gather them together,For I have redeemed them;And they will bincrease again as they chave increased before in Egypt. Ezek 36:10, 119 “When I scatter them among the nations,They will aremember Me in far countries,And with their children they will live and come back to Me and the land I gave them.10 “I will abring them (all Israel) back home again from the land of EgyptAnd gather them from Assyria,And I will bring them into the land of bGilead and Lebanon the land on the east and on the west of the JordanUntil cno room can be found for them.11 “And they will pass through the asea of distress and anxiety with the LORD leading His people, as at the Red SeaAnd He will strike the waves in the sea,So that all the depths of the bNile will dry up;And the pride of cAssyria will be brought downAnd the dscepter of the taskmasters of Egypt will pass away.12 “And I will astrengthen Israel in the LORD,And bthey will walk and glory in His name,” declares the LORD.
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God Will Bless Judah and Ephraim

Ask for arain from the LORD at the time of the spring rain—The LORD who bmakes the 1storm winds;And He will give them cshowers of rain, vegetation in the field to each person.

2 For the 1ahousehold idols speak deception,And the bdiviners see 2an illusionAnd tell cdeceitful dreams;They comfort in vain.Therefore the people 3wander like dsheep,They are wretched because there is no shepherd.3 “My aanger is kindled against the shepherds,And I will punish the 1male goats;For the LORD of armies has bvisited His flock, the house of Judah,And will make them like His majestic horse in battle.4 “From 1them will come the acornerstone,From 2them the tent peg,From 3them the bow of bbattle,From 4them every tyrant, all of them together.5 “And they will be like warriors,aTrampling down the enemy in the mud of the streets in battle;And they will fight, because the LORD will be with them;And the briders on horses will be put to shame.6 “And I will astrengthen the house of Judah,And I will bsave the house of Joseph,And I will 1cbring them back,Because I have had dcompassion on them;And they will be as though I had enot rejected them,For I am the LORD their God and I will fanswer them.7 “Ephraim will be like a warrior,And their heart will be joyful as if from wine;Indeed, their achildren will see it and be joyful,1Their heart will rejoice in the LORD.8 “I will awhistle for them and gather them together,For I have redeemed them;And they will be as bnumerous as they 1cwere before.9 “When I 1scatter them among the peoples,They will aremember Me in distant countries,And they with their children will live and come back.10 “I will abring them back from the land of EgyptAnd gather them from Assyria;And I will bring them into the land of bGilead and Lebanon1Until cno room can be found for them.11 “And they will pass through the asea of distressAnd He will strike the waves in the sea,So that all the depths of the bNile will dry up;And the pride of cAssyria will be brought down,And the scepter of dEgypt will depart.12 “And I will astrengthen them in the LORD,And in His name bthey will walk,” declares the LORD.
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Yahweh Will Redeem Judah and Israel
Ask arain from Yahweh at the time of the 1late rain—Yahweh who bmakes the 2storm clouds;And He will give them cshowers of rain, the plant in the field to each man.2 For the ateraphim speak wickedness,And the bdiviners behold 1false visionsAnd speak cworthless dreams;They comfort in vain.Therefore the people journey like dsheep;They are afflicted because there is no shepherd.3 “My aanger burns against the shepherds,And I will visit punishment upon the 1male goats;For Yahweh of hosts has bvisited His flock, the house of Judah,And will make them like His splendid horse in battle.4 “From 1them will come the acornerstone,From 2them the tent peg,From 3them the bow of 4bbattle,From 5them every good 6taskmaster, all of them together.5 “And they will be as mighty men,aTreading down the enemy in the mire of the streets in battle;And they will battle, for Yahweh will be with them;And the briders on horses will be put to shame.6 “I will amake the house of Judah mighty,And I will bsave the house of Joseph,And I will 1ccause them to return,Because I have had dcompassion on them;And they will be as though I had enot rejected them,For I am Yahweh their God, and I will fanswer them.7 “And Ephraim will be like a mighty man,And their heart will be glad as if from wine;Indeed, their achildren will see it and be glad;1Their heart will rejoice in Yahweh.8 “I will awhistle for them to gather them together,For I have redeemed them;And they will be as bnumerous as they cwere 1before.9 “And I will sow them among the peoples,And they will aremember Me in far countries,And they with their children will live and turn back.10 “Then I will cause them to areturn from the land of EgyptAnd gather them from Assyria;And I will bring them into the land of bGilead and Lebanon1Until cno room can be found for them.11 “And 1they will pass through the asea of distress,And He will strike the waves in the sea,So that all the depths of the bNile will dry up;And the pride of cAssyria will be brought down,And the scepter of dEgypt will depart.12 “And I will amake them mighty in Yahweh,And in His name bthey will walk,” declares Yahweh.
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