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Zechariah 10:2

For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd.

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ASV

For the teraphim have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie; and they have told false dreams, they comfort in vain: therefore they go their way like sheep, they are afflicted, because there is no shepherd.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּ֧יkiforH3588 →
הַתְּרָפִ֣יםha.te.ra.Fimthe teraphimH8655 →
דִּבְּרוּ־di.be.ru-they speakH1696 →
אָ֗וֶן'A.venwickednessH205 →
וְהַקּֽוֹסְמִים֙ve.ha.kos.Mimand the divinersH7080 →
חָ֣זוּCha.zuthey seeH2372 →
שֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerfalsehoodH8267 →
וַֽחֲלֹמוֹת֙va.cha.lo.mOtand [the] dreams ofH2472 →
הַשָּׁ֣ואha.Sha.v'<the> worthlessnessH7723 →
יְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruthey speakH1696 →
הֶ֖בֶלHe.velfutilityH1892 →
יְנַֽחֵמ֑וּןye.na.che.Munthey comfort !H5162 →
עַל־'al-there-H5921 →
כֵּן֙ken-foreH3651 →
נָסְע֣וּna.se.'Uthey have set outH5265 →
כְמוֹ־khe.mov-likeH3644 →
צֹ֔אןTzonsheepH6629 →
יַעֲנ֖וּya.'a.Nuthey are afflictedH6031 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
אֵ֥ין'einthere notH369 →
רֹעֶֽה׃ פro.'Eh[is] a shepherdH7462 →

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Matthew 9:36When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.Jeremiah 27:9But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’Ezekiel 34:5They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts.Genesis 31:19Now while Laban was out shearing his sheep, Rachel stole her father’s household idols.Deuteronomy 13:1If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you,Isaiah 58:9Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,Jeremiah 14:14“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.Mark 6:34When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things.Ezekiel 34:8‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because My flock lacks a shepherd and has become prey and food for every wild beast, and because My shepherds did not search for My flock but fed themselves instead,Hosea 3:4For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.Habakkuk 2:18What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.Ezekiel 13:6They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message.Jeremiah 13:17–20But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.Jeremiah 51:23With you I shatter the shepherd and his flock; with you I shatter the farmer and his oxen; with you I shatter the governors and officials.Jeremiah 37:19Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, claiming, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or this land’?Isaiah 46:5To whom will you liken Me or count Me equal? To whom will you compare Me, that we should be alike?Lamentations 2:14The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading.Jeremiah 50:17Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”

About Zechariah

Zechariah's Vision of Four Chariots — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Zechariah's Vision of Four Chariots — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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