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80 lines
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The Lord Restores His People
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# Chapter 10
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1. Ask the Lord for rain
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in the season of spring rain.
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The Lord makes the rain clouds,
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and he will give them showers of rain
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and crops in the field for everyone.
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2. For the idols speak falsehood,
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and the diviners see illusions;
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they relate empty dreams
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and offer empty comfort.
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Therefore the people wander like sheep;
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they suffer affliction because there is no shepherd.
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3. My anger burns against the shepherds,
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so I will punish the leaders.
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For the Lord of Armies has tended his flock,
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the house of Judah;
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he will make them like his majestic steed in battle.
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4. The cornerstone,
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the tent peg,
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the battle bow, and every ruler--
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all will go out from him together.
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5. They will be like warriors in battle
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trampling down the mud of the streets.
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They will fight because the Lord is with them,
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and they will put horsemen to shame.
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6. I will strengthen the house of Judah
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and deliver the house of Joseph.
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I will restore them
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because I have compassion on them,
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and they will be
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as though I had never rejected them.
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For I am the Lord their God,
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and I will answer them.
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7. Ephraim will be like a warrior,
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and their hearts will be glad as if with wine.
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Their children will see it and be glad;
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their hearts will rejoice in the Lord.
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8. I will whistle and gather them
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because I have redeemed them;
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they will be as numerous as they once were.
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9. Though I sow them among the nations,
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they will remember me in the distant lands;
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they and their children will live and return.
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10. I will bring them back from the land of Egypt
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and gather them from Assyria.
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I will bring them to the land of Gilead
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and to Lebanon,
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but it will not be enough for them.
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11.
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The Lord will pass through the sea of distress
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and strike the waves of the sea;
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all the depths of the Nile will dry up.
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The pride of Assyria will be brought down,
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and the scepter of Egypt will come to an end.
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12. I will strengthen them in the Lord,
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and they will march in his name--
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this is the Lord's declaration.
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