1 Ask of the LORD rain in the spring time,

2 For the teraphim have spoken vanity,

3 My anger is kindled against the shepherds,

4 From him will come the cornerstone,

5 They will be as mighty men,

6 “I will strengthen the house of Judah,

7 Ephraim will be like a mighty man,

8 I will signal for them and gather them,

9 I will sow them among the peoples.

10 I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt,

11 He will pass through the sea of affliction,

12 I will strengthen them in the LORD.