Askשַׁאֲלוּof YHWHמֵיְהוָהrainמָטָרin the timeבְּעֵתof the late rain;מַלְקוֹשׁYHWHיְהוָהmakesעֹשֶׂהthe lightning flashes,חֲזִיזִיםand rainוּמְטַרin downpoursגֶּשֶׁםhe will giveיִתֵּןthem,לָהֶםto eachלְאִישׁgrassעֵשֶׂבin the field.בַּשָּׂדֶה
Forכִּיthe teraphimהַתְּרָפִיםhave spokenדִּבְּרוּwickedness,אָוֶןand the divinersוְהַקּוֹסְמִיםhave seenחָזוּa lie,שֶׁקֶרand they speakיְדַבֵּרוּdreamsוַחֲלֹמוֹתof falsehood;הַשָּׁואthey comfortיְנַחֵמוּןwith emptiness.הֶבֶלThereforeעַל כֵּןthey have set outנָסְעוּlikeכְמוֹsheep;צֹאןthey wander afflictedיַעֲנוּbecauseכִּיthere is noאֵיןshepherd.רֹעֶה
“Againstעַלthe shepherdsהָרֹעִיםmy angerאַפִּיhas burned,חָרָהandוְthe male goatsעַל הָעַתּוּדִיםI will call to account;אֶפְקוֹדforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהTsevaotצְבָאוֹתhas attended toפָקַדhis flock,עֶדְרוֹthe houseבֵּיתof Judah,יְהוּדָהand will makeוְשָׂםthemאוֹתָםlike his horseכְּסוּסof majestyהוֹדוֹin battle.בַּמִּלְחָמָה
From himמִמֶּנּוּthe cornerstone,פִנָּהfrom himמִמֶּנּוּthe tent peg,יָתֵדfrom himמִמֶּנּוּthe bowקֶשֶׁתof war;מִלְחָמָהfrom himמִמֶּנּוּwill come outיֵצֵאeveryכָלruler,נוֹגֵשׂtogether.יַחְדָּו
And they will beוְהָיוּlike mighty menכְגִבֹּרִיםtramplingבּוֹסִיםin the mudבְּטִיטof the streetsחוּצוֹתin battle;בַּמִּלְחָמָהand they will fight,וְנִלְחֲמוּforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהis with them,עִמָּםand they will put to shameוְהֹבִישׁוּthe ridersרֹכְבֵיof horses.סוּסִים
And I will strengthenוְגִבַּרְתִּיthe houseבֵּיתof Judah,יְהוּדָהand the houseוְ בֵּיתof JosephיוֹסֵףI will save,אוֹשִׁיעַand I will bring them back,וְהוֹשְׁבוֹתִיםforכִּיI have had mercy on them;רִחַמְתִּיםand they will beוְהָיוּas thoughכַּאֲשֶׁרI had notלֹאrejected them;זְנַחְתִּיםforכִּיIאֲנִיam YHWHיְהוָהtheir Elohim,אֱלֹהֵיהֶםand I will answer them.וְאֶעֱנֵם
And those of Ephraimוְ אֶפְרַיִםwill beהָיוּlike a mighty man,כְגִבּוֹרand their heartוְ לִבָּםwill rejoiceשָׂמַחas withכְּמוֹwine;יָיִןand their childrenוּבְנֵיהֶםwill see itיִרְאוּand rejoice;וְשָׂמֵחוּtheir heartלִבָּםwill exultיָגֵלin YHWH.בַּיהוָה
I will whistleאֶשְׁרְקָהfor themלָהֶםand gather them,וַאֲקַבְּצֵםforכִּיI have ransomed them;פְדִיתִיםand they will multiplyוְרָבוּasכְּמוֹthey multiplied before.רָבוּ
And I will sow themוְאֶזְרָעֵםamong the peoples,בָּעַמִּיםand in the far placesוּבַמֶּרְחַקִּיםthey will remember me;יִזְכְּרוּנִיand they will liveוְחָיוּwith their children,אֶת בְּנֵיהֶםand return.וָשָׁבוּ
And I will bring them backוַהֲשִׁיבוֹתִיםfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Egypt,מִצְרַיִםand from AssyriaוּמֵאַשּׁוּרI will gather them;אֲקַבְּצֵםand toוְאֶלthe landאֶרֶץof Gileadגִּלְעָדand LebanonוּלְבָנוֹןI will bring them,אֲבִיאֵםand room will notוְלֹאbe foundיִמָּצֵאfor them.לָהֶם
And distressצָרָהwill passוְעָבַרthrough the sea,בַּיָּםand he will strikeוְהִכָּהthe wavesגַּלִּיםin the sea,בַיָּםand allוְ כֹּלthe depthsמְצוּלוֹתof the Nileיְאֹרwill dry up;הֹבִישׁוּand the prideוְ גְּאוֹןof Assyriaאַשּׁוּרwill be brought down,הוּרַדand the rodוְשֵׁבֶטof Egyptמִצְרַיִםwill depart.יָסוּר
And I will strengthen themוְגִבַּרְתִּיםin YHWH,בַּיהוָהand in his nameוּבִשְׁמוֹthey will walk,יִתְהַלָּכוּdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.”יְהוָה