Zechariah 10:5
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. 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.
In its original setting the verse belongs to the prophet's message of restoration encouraging the building of the temple and the restoring of Jerusalem under Zerubbabel and Ezra, and that restoration reformation movement is a type of the last reformation. It stands in the closing prophecies of the book, which look forward to the final restoration. The general themes of that part of the book are Christ's kingdom, the great day of the Lord, and the punishment of the wicked. The prophecy describes the removal of papal dominion in 1798 and the gathering of the remnant from captivity into Gilead and Lebanon as a wilderness of preparation. By describing the crossing of the sea with affliction it places their westward journey from the Roman Empire across the Atlantic to America. The verse promises victory in battle to the remnant of the last days, who like Joseph are beloved by the Father but hated, cast out, and condemned to die by their brethren, yet are preserved. Their triumph over enemies will be theirs when they hail the coming of the Lord with joy. It places the Lord's people in the closing scenes of the world's history, when Christ comes as a mighty conqueror to destroy the wicked and to finish the great controversy between sin and righteousness. It gives hope to God's people who truly seek Him and grasp the promises of the Spirit by faith, and it foretells judgment for those who reject Him.