Zechariah 10:2

idols Lit. teraphim. They were of human form, whether busts or full-length figures, and were apparently sometimes (1 Samuel 19:13), if not always (Genesis 31:19), of life size. Compare, for the use of them in divination, as here, Ezekiel 21:21.

they comfort in vain when they promise rain and fruitful seasons. Comp. Jeremiah 14:22.

therefore they went their way therefore(because they have had recourse to idols and diviners) they(the Israelites) wander and stray about to their hurt, like sheep without a shepherd.