1Ask of Yahweh rain in the spring time,
2For the teraphim10:2 teraphim were household idols that may have been associated with inheritance rights to the household property. have spoken vanity,
3My anger is kindled against the shepherds,
4From him will come the cornerstone,
5They will be as mighty men,
6“I will strengthen the house of Judah,
7Ephraim will be like a mighty man,
8I will signal for them and gather them,
9I will sow them among the peoples.
10I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt,
11He will pass through the sea of affliction,
12I will strengthen them in Yahweh.