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Zechariah 10:3

“My wrath burns against the shepherds; it is the male goats—the leaders—that I will punish. Yahweh of hosts will also attend to his flock, the house of Judah, and make them like his warhorse in battle!

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In The King James Version

Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.

In Context

2For household idols speak falsely; the diviners envision a lie; 1 they tell deceitful dreams and give empty comfort, 1 so they wander like sheep and suffer because there is no shepherd.

4From Judah will come the cornerstone; from him will come the tent peg; from him will come the war bow; from him will come every ruler together. + 10:4 Many modern versions put the idea of together at the start of the next verse.

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Cross References

Exodus 4:31The people believed. When they heard that Yahweh had observed the Israelites and that he had seen their oppression, then they bowed their heads and worshiped him.

Job 39:25Whenever the trumpet sounds, he says, 'Aha!' 1 He smells the battle from far away— 1 the thunderous shouts of the commanders and the outcries. 1

Song of Solomon 1:9I compare you, my love, 1 to a mare among Pharaoh's chariot horses. 1

Isaiah 24:21On that day Yahweh will punish the host of the heaven in the heavens, 1 and the kings of the earth on the earth. 1

Jeremiah 10:21For the shepherds are stupid and they do not seek Yahweh; 1 so they have not prospered, and all their flock has been scattered. 1

Jeremiah 23:1“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture—this is Yahweh's declaration.”

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 10:2-5

Encouragements to Trust in God. ( b. c. 510.) 1 Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field. 2 For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd. 3 Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the Lord of hosts hath… Read the whole commentary →

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