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10:1 当春雨的时候,你们要向发闪电的耶和华求雨。他必为众人降下甘霖,使田园生长菜蔬。
Ask 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.
10:2 因为,家神所言的是虚空,卜士所见的是虚假,做梦者所说的是假梦。他们白白地安慰人。所以众人如羊流离,因无牧人就受苦。
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.
10:3 我的怒气向牧人发作,我必惩罚公山羊。因我万军之耶和华眷顾自己的羊群,就是犹大家,必使他们如骏马在阵上。
Mine 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.
10:4 房角石,钉子,争战的弓,和一切掌权的都从他而出。
Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.
10:5 他们必如勇士,在阵上将仇敌践踏在街上的泥土中。他们必争战,因为耶和华与他们同在。骑马的也必羞愧。
And 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.
10:6 我要坚固犹大家,拯救约瑟家,要领他们归回。我要怜恤他们,他们必像未曾弃绝的一样。都因我是耶和华他们的神,我必应允他们的祷告。
And 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.
10:7 以法莲人必如勇士,他们心中畅快如同喝酒。他们的儿女必看见而快活。他们的心必因耶和华喜乐。
And 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.
10:8 我要发嘶声,聚集他们。因我已经救赎他们。他们的人数必加增,如从前加增一样。
I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.
10:9 我虽然(或作必)播散他们在列国中,他们必在远方记念我。他们与儿女都必存活,且得归回。
And 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.
10:10 我必再领他们出埃及地,招聚他们出亚述,领他们到基列和黎巴嫩,这地尚且不够他们居住。
I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon; and place shall not be found for them.
10:11 耶和华必经过苦海,击打海浪,使尼罗河的深处都枯乾。亚述的骄傲必致卑微。埃及的权柄必然灭没。
And 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.
10:12 我必使他们倚靠我,得以坚固。一举一动必奉我的名。这是耶和华说的。
And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.
撒迦利亚书10参考
众人如羊流离,我们这群基督的羊,也有迷失的时候……
10:2 我们常把金钱、权力、名誉或成就变成偶像,并指望它们能带给我们幸福和安全。但这些偶像又怎能供应我们的真正需要呢?相信偶像著实愚蠢,让我们专心信赖神对我们未来的应许吧!
以色列人所有问题的答案在于弥赛亚,我们呢?
10:4 在基督降世前五百多年,撒迦利亚就发出预言,称基督为房角石(参赛28:16)、钉子(参赛22:23)、战争的弓和有所行动的掌权者(参创49:10;弥5:2)。弥赛亚必强盛稳固,得胜有余,可信可靠,全智全能,他就是以色列所有问题的答案。只有弥赛亚能实现神对其百姓的应许。
神的百姓必聚合在一起,可这么多宗派、团体……
10:6 犹大家是指南国,约瑟家则指北国。从约瑟的儿子以法莲而来的支派是北国各支派之首。神总有一天要让所有的百姓聚合在一起。这一节讲到神联合犹太
人(参耶31:10),这真是不可思议的事,因为自公元前722年被掳之后,北国以色列的百姓已完全被异族同化了,要南北两国统一绝非人所能做到的,只能出于神的手。
一举一动都奉神的名,这是神的命令──
10:6,12 神应许加添他百姓的力量。我们跟神的关系亲近,他的灵便使我们能够遵行神的旨意,哪怕障碍重重。我们若远离神,力量的源泉就被切断了。
神再领百姓出被奴役之地,主也领我们……
10:10 这幅从埃及和亚述归回的图画,象徵百姓将从所有散居的国家归来。埃及和亚述勾起了百姓作奴隶和骨肉分离的回忆。
在我渡过生命中的苦海时,也能感到有神在我身旁么?
10:11 苦海是指红海,就是以色列人在出埃及时神奇地走过的海。以色列人会继续得到神奇妙大能的保护,就像他们再次从埃及和其他地方归回一样。