Zechariah 14:13

Zechariah 14:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)On that day people will be stricken by the Lord with great panic. They will seize each other by the hand and attack one another.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And on that day a great panic from the Lord shall fall on them, so that each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of the one will be raised against the hand of the other.
• New King James Version (NKJV)It shall come to pass in that day That a great panic from the Lord will be among them. Everyone will seize the hand of his neighbor, And raise his hand against his neighbor’s hand;

Context of Zechariah 14:13

11It will be inhabited, for there will no longer be a curse, for Jerusalem will dwell in security. 12Now this will be the plague with which the Lord shall strike all the peoples that have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, and their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongue will rot in their mouth. In that day a great panic and dismay from the Lord will fall on them; and they will seize one another’s hand, and the hand of the one will be raised against the hand of the other. 14Judah also will fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be gathered together—gold and silver and garments in great abundance. 15So like this plague [on men] there will be the plague on the horses, mules, camels, donkeys, and all the livestock in those camps.

Zechariah 14:13 word by word

וְהָיָה֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא תִּֽהְיֶ֧ה מְהֽוּמַת־יְהוָ֛ה רַבָּ֖ה בָּהֶ֑ם וְהֶחֱזִ֗יקוּ אִ֚ישׁ יַ֣ד רֵעֵ֔הוּ וְעָלְתָ֥ה יָד֖וֹ עַל־יַ֥ד רֵעֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it shall come to pass in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• a greatרַבrab · manyH7227
• tumultמְהוּמָהmehûmâh · tumultH4103
• from the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall be among them; and they shall lay holdחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: holdH2388
• every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• on the handיָדyâd · handH3027
• of his neighbourרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• shall rise upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927

Cross-references for Zechariah 14:13

• Zechariah 12:4In that day,” declares the Lord, “I will strike every horse with panic and his rider with madness; but I will open My eyes and watch over the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the [opposing] nations with blindness.
• Judges 7:22When Gideon’s men blew the three hundred trumpets, the Lord set the sword of one [Midianite] against another even throughout the whole army; and the army fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath.
• 1 Samuel 14:15And there was trembling in the [Philistine] camp, in the field, and among all the people; even the garrison and the raiding party trembled [in fear], and the earth quaked and it became a trembling and terror from God.
• 2 Chronicles 20:22When they began singing and praising, the Lord set ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; so they were struck down [in defeat].
• Ezekiel 38:21I will call for a sword against Gog throughout all My mountains,” says the Lord God. “Every man’s (invading soldier’s) sword will be against his brother (ally) [in panic and confusion].
• Revelation 17:12The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but [together] they receive authority as kings for a single hour [for a common purpose] along with the beast.

Commentaries on Zechariah 14:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13A great tumult from the Lord - Among those enemies of his Church, who shall engage and destroy each other.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13A great tumult - And panic fear, such as God said He would send upon the Canaanites before Israel Deuteronomy 7:23, or on Israel itself, if disobedient Deuteronomy 28:20; or which fell on the Philistines after Jonathan‘s capture of the garrison at Michmash, when every man‘s “sword was against his fellow”. There is no real unity, except in God; elsewhere, since each seeks his own, all must be impregnated with mutual suspicion, ready at any moment to be…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-15Verses 8-15 Some consider that the progress of the gospel, beginning from Jerusalem, is referred to by the living waters flowing from that city. Neither shall the gospel and means of grace, nor the graces of the Spirit wrought in the hearts of believers by those means, ever fail, by reason either of the heat of persecution, or storms of temptation, or the blasts of any other affliction. Tremendous judgments appear to be foretold, to be sent upon those who…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The day of the Lord will bring fear to God's enemies (Zechariah 12:4; see Isaiah 22:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. tumult--consternation (Zec 12:4; 1Sa 14:15, 20). lay hold ... on ... hand of ... neighbour--instinctively grasping it, as if thereby to be safer, but in vain [Menochius]. Rather, in order to assail "his neighbor" [Calvin], (Eze 38:21). Sin is the cause of all quarrels on earth. It will cause endless quarrels in hell (Jas 3:15, 16).Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 14:13

• Church
• Gentiles
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• That Day
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• Consume
• Bible, the
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Salvation
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Commentaries on Zechariah 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings