Zechariah · King James Version (with Apocrypha)
Zechariah 14 King James Version (with Apocrypha)
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1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
1 Behold, a day of Yahweh comes, when your plunder will be divided within you.
2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city will be taken, the houses rifled, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go out into captivity, and the rest of the people will not be cut off from the city.
3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
3 Then Yahweh will go out and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
4 ¶ And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which [is] before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, [and there shall be] a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
4 His feet will stand in that day on the Mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, making a very great valley. Half of the mountain will move toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
5 And ye shall flee [to] the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, [and] all the saints with thee.
5 You shall flee by the valley of my mountains, for the valley of the mountains shall reach to Azel. Yes, you shall flee, just like you fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Yahweh my God will come, and all the holy ones with you.
6 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the light shall not be clear, [nor] dark:
6 It will happen in that day that there will not be light, cold, or frost.
7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, [that] at evening time it shall be light.
7 It will be a unique day which is known to Yahweh—not day, and not night; but it will come to pass that at evening time there will be light.
8 And it shall be in that day, [that] living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
8 It will happen in that day that living waters will go out from Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea, and half of them toward the western sea. It will be so in summer and in winter.
9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
9 Yahweh will be King over all the earth. In that day Yahweh will be one, and his name one.
10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and [from] the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.
10 All the land will be made like the Arabah, from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem; and she will be lifted up and will dwell in her place, from Benjamin’s gate to the place of the first gate, to the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananel to the king’s wine presses.
11 And [men] shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
11 Men will dwell therein, and there will be no more curse; but Jerusalem will dwell safely.
12 ¶ And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
12 This will be the plague with which Yahweh will strike all the peoples who have fought against Jerusalem: their flesh will consume away while they stand on their feet, and their eyes will consume away in their sockets, and their tongue will consume away in their mouth.
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.
13 It will happen in that day that a great panic from Yahweh will be among them; and they will each seize the hand of his neighbor, and his hand will rise up against the hand of his neighbor.
14 And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.
14 Judah also will fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be gathered together: gold, silver, and clothing, in great abundance.
15 And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.
15 A plague like this will fall on the horse, on the mule, on the camel, on the donkey, and on all the animals that will be in those camps.
16 ¶ And it shall come to pass, [that] every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
16 It will happen that everyone who is left of all the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up from year to year to worship the King, Yahweh of Armies, and to keep the feast of booths.
17 And it shall be, [that] whoso will not come up of [all] the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.
17 It will be that whoever of all the families of the earth doesn’t go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, Yahweh of Armies, on them there will be no rain.
18 And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that [have] no [rain;] there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
18 If the family of Egypt doesn’t go up and doesn’t come, neither will it rain on them. This will be the plague with which Yahweh will strike the nations that don’t go up to keep the feast of booths.
19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
19 This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that don’t go up to keep the feast of booths.
20 ¶ In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar.
20 In that day there will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, “HOLY TO YAHWEH”; and the pots in Yahweh’s house will be like the bowls before the altar.
21 Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.
21 Yes, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be holy to Yahweh of Armies; and all those who sacrifice will come and take of them, and cook in them. In that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of Yahweh of Armies.
Cross references (21)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Isaiah 13:9; Revelation 16:14; Isaiah 2:12; Isaiah 13:6; Malachi 4:1
- 2 Luke 21:20–24; Isaiah 13:16; Romans 9:27–29; Matthew 24:19–22; Mark 13:14
- 3 Zechariah 12:9; Joel 3:9–17; Zechariah 2:8–9; Zephaniah 3:19; Joel 3:2
- 4 Micah 1:3–4; Ezekiel 11:23; Acts 1:11–12; Zechariah 14:7; Joel 3:12–14
- 5 Jude 14–15; Amos 1:1; Matthew 25:31; Matthew 16:27; 1 Thessalonians 3:13
- 6 Psalm 97:10–11; John 12:46; Psalm 112:4; 2 Peter 1:19; Proverbs 4:18–19
- 7 Revelation 22:5; Revelation 21:23; Daniel 12:4; Isaiah 30:26; 1 Thessalonians 5:2
- 8 Revelation 22:1–2; John 7:38; John 4:14; John 4:10; Revelation 7:16–17
- 9 Ephesians 4:5–6; Revelation 11:15; Daniel 7:27; Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 2:2–4
- 10 Joshua 15:32; Zechariah 12:6; Jeremiah 37:13; Jeremiah 30:18; 1 Kings 15:22
- 11 Revelation 22:3; Amos 9:15; Jeremiah 23:5–6; Revelation 21:4; Zechariah 8:8
- 12 Ezekiel 39:17–20; Isaiah 66:15–16; Micah 4:11–13; Psalm 90:11; Psalm 110:5–6
- 13 Judges 7:22; Zechariah 12:4; Ezekiel 38:21; Zechariah 11:6; 1 Samuel 14:15–23
- 14 Isaiah 23:18; Zechariah 12:2; Zechariah 10:4–5; Zechariah 12:5–7; 2 Chronicles 14:13–15
- 15 Zechariah 14:12
- 16 Isaiah 66:23; Zechariah 14:17–19; Zechariah 8:20–23; Isaiah 66:18–21; Joel 2:32
- 17 Jeremiah 14:4; Isaiah 60:12; Amos 4:7–8; James 5:17; Revelation 11:6
- 18 Deuteronomy 11:10–11; Zechariah 14:15; Zechariah 14:12
- 19 John 3:19
- 20 1 Corinthians 3:16–17; Exodus 39:30; Isaiah 23:18; 1 Peter 2:5; Leviticus 8:9
- 21 Ezekiel 44:9; 1 Corinthians 10:31; Romans 14:6–7; Joel 3:17; Revelation 22:15
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And the Prophet again makes answer, saying: And His feet shall stand in that day upon the Mount of Olives which is before Jerusalem on the east.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
… Prophet Zacharias says, And it shall come to pass in that day, that there shall not be light, and there shall be cold and frost one day; (the cold on account of which Peter warmed himself;) And that day shall be known unto the Lord; (what, knew He not the other days?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
This also the Prophet foretels; for after saying, Not day, nor night, he added, And at evening time it shall be light.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)