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New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Zechariah 9
¹⁵ The Lord of hosts will defend them. And they will devour and trample on the sling stones; And they will drink and be boisterous as with wine; And they will be filled like a sacrificial basin, Drenched like the corners of the altar.
¹⁶ And the Lord their God will save them in that day As the flock of His people; For they are as the stones of a crown, Sparkling in His land.
¹⁷ For what comeliness and beauty will be theirs! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.
Zechariah 10
¹ Ask rain from the Lord at the time of the spring rain- The Lord who makes the storm clouds; And He will give them showers of rain, vegetation in the field to each man.
² For the teraphim speak iniquity, And the diviners see lying visions And tell false dreams; They comfort in vain. Therefore the people wander like sheep, They are afflicted, because there is no shepherd.
³ "My anger is kindled against the shepherds, And I will punish the male goats; For the Lord of hosts has visited His flock, the house of Judah, And will make them like His majestic horse in battle.
⁴ "From them will come the cornerstone, From them the tent peg, From them the bow of battle, From them every ruler, all of them together.
⁵ "They will be as mighty men, Treading down the enemy in the mire of the streets in battle; And they will fight, for the Lord will be with them; And the riders on horses will be put to shame.
⁶ "I will strengthen the house of Judah, And I will save the house of Joseph, And I will bring them back, Because I have had compassion on them; And they will be as though I had not rejected them, For I am the Lord their God and I will answer them.
⁷ "Ephraim will be like a mighty man, And their heart will be glad as if from wine; Indeed, their children will see it and be glad, Their heart will rejoice in the Lord.
⁸ "I will whistle for them to gather them together, For I have redeemed them; And they will be as numerous as they were before.