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Zechariah 10 - Compare Translations

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Zechariah 10:1
KJVAsk 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.
WEBAsk of Yahweh rain in the spring time,
YLTThey asked of Jehovah rain in a time of latter rain, Jehovah is making lightnings, And rain [in] showers He doth give to them. To each -- the herb in the field.
Zechariah 10:2
KJVFor 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.
WEBFor the teraphim have spoken vanity,
YLTBecause the teraphim did speak iniquity, And the diviners have seen a falsehood, And dreams of the vanity they speak, [With] vanity they give comfort, Therefore they have journeyed as a flock, They are afflicted, for there is no shepherd.
Zechariah 10:3
KJVMine 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.
WEBMy anger is kindled against the shepherds,
YLTAgainst the shepherds did Mine anger burn, And against the he-goats I lay a charge, For inspected hath Jehovah of Hosts His flock, the house of Judah, And set them as His beauteous horse in battle.
Zechariah 10:4
KJVOut of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
WEBFrom him will come the cornerstone,
YLTFrom him [is] a corner-stone, From him a nail, from him a battle-bow, From him goeth forth every exactor together.
Zechariah 10:5
KJVAnd they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the Lord is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.
WEBThey shall be as mighty men,
YLTAnd they have been as heroes, Treading in mire of out-places in battle, And they have fought, for Jehovah [is] with them, And have put to shame riders of horses.
Zechariah 10:6
KJVAnd I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the Lord their God, and will hear them.
WEB“I will strengthen the house of Judah,
YLTAnd I have made mighty the house of Judah, And the house of Joseph I do save, And I have caused them to dwell, for I have loved them, And they have been as [if] I had not cast them off, For I [am] Jehovah their God, And I answer them.
Zechariah 10:7
KJVAnd they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the Lord.
WEBEphraim will be like a mighty man,
YLTAnd Ephraim hath been as a hero, And rejoiced hath their heart as wine, And their sons see, and they have rejoiced, Rejoice doth their heart in Jehovah.
Zechariah 10:8
KJVI will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.
WEBI will signal for them, and gather them;
YLTI hist for them, and I gather them, For I have redeemed them, And they have multiplied as they did multiply.
Zechariah 10:9
KJVAnd I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again.
WEBI will sow them among the peoples;
YLTAnd I sow them among peoples, And in far-off places they remember Me, And they have lived with their sons, And they have turned back.
Zechariah 10:10
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Zechariah 10:11
KJVAnd he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.
WEBHe will pass through the sea of affliction,
YLTAnd He hath passed over through the sea, And hath pressed and smitten billows in the sea, And dried up have been all depths of a flood, And brought down hath been the excellency of Asshur, And the rod of Egypt doth turn aside.
Zechariah 10:12
KJVAnd I will strengthen them in the Lord; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the Lord.
WEBI will strengthen them in Yahweh;
YLTAnd I have made them mighty in Jehovah, And in His name they walk up and down, An affirmation of Jehovah!
12 verses compared across 3 translations - KJV, WEB, YLT