Zechariah 10
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6–12 The Lord promises to strengthen the house of Judah (the southern kingdom) and to save the house of Joseph24 (the northern kingdom). God will reunite the two kingdoms, because of His covenant relationship with them. He is the Lord their God—the Lord of all Israelites. Therefore He will not reject them (verse 6).
In verses 7–12, the Lord continues His promises to the Ephraimites (the people of the northern kingdom); even though they have been scattered among many nations, the Lord will signal for them and gather them in (verses 7–8). He will redeem25 them and make them as numerous as they were before they were conquered. The Lord mentions two of Israel’s greatest enemies: Egypt and Assyria (verse 10); these two are representative of all the places where the Israelites have been dispersed. These enemy nations will be overcome, and the scattered Israelites will be restored to their land—to Lebanon (west of the Jordan) and to Gilead (east of the Jordan). They will be strengthened in the LORD,26 and they will walk in his name, that is, according to His will (verse 12).27