Zechariah 14:6

Zechariah 14:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:
• New International Version (NIV)On that day there will be neither sunlight nor cold, frosty darkness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)On that day there shall be no light, cold, or frost.
• New King James Version (NKJV)It shall come to pass in that day That there will be no light; The lights will diminish.

Context of Zechariah 14:6

4And 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 be cleft 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. 5And ye shall flee by the valley of my mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azel; yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah; and Jehovah my God shall come, and all the holy ones with thee. And it shall come to pass in that day, that there shall not be light; the bright ones shall withdraw themselves: 7but it shall be one day which is known unto Jehovah; not day, and not night; but it shall come to pass, that at evening time there shall be light. 8And it shall come to pass in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the eastern sea, and half of them toward the western sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.

Zechariah 14:6 word by word

וְהָיָ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה א֔וֹר יְקָר֖וֹת וְקִפָּאֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216

Cross-references for Zechariah 14:6

• Psalms 97:10O ye that love Jehovah, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of his saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
• Psalms 112:4Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: He isgracious, and merciful, and righteous.
• Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
• Isaiah 50:10Who is among you that feareth Jehovah, that obeyeth the voice of his servant? he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light, let him trust in the name of Jehovah, and rely upon his God.
• Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee.
• Hosea 6:3And let us know, let us follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.
• Luke 1:78Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us,
• John 1:5And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.
• John 12:46I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness.
• Ephesians 5:8for ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light
• Colossians 1:12giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;
• 2 Peter 1:19And we have the word of prophecy made more sure; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts:
• Revelation 11:3And I will give unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.

Commentaries on Zechariah 14:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The light shall not be clear, nor dark - Metaphorically, there will be a mixture of justice and mercy in all this; or a bright light and darkness. Mercy shall triumph over judgment. There shall be darkness - distress, etc.; but there shall be more light - joy and prosperity - than darkness.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The light shall not be clear nor dark - Or, more probably, according to the original reading, “In that day there will be no light; the bright ones will contract themselves,” as it is said, “The stars shall withdraw their shining.” This is evermore the description of the Day of Judgment, that, in the presence of God who is Light, all earthly light shall grow pale. So Joel had said, “The sun and moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-21Zechariah ends with visions of judgment, salvation, and God's universal kingdom. In the future, Israel will face a siege and near destruction, but the Lord will intervene to save his people (Zechariah 14:3–4) and punish their enemies with a severe plague (14:12). Israel will be restored as God's people, and Jerusalem will become the center of civilization (Zechariah 14:16–17). God's rule will extend over the entire earth (Zechariah 14:9), and the natural…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. light ... not ... clear ... dark--Jerome, Chaldee, Syriac, and Septuagint translate, "There shall not be light, but cold and ice"; that is, a day full of horror (Am 5:18). But the Hebrew for "clear" does not mean "cold," but "precious," "splendid" (compare Job 31:26). Calvin translates, "The light shall not be clear, but dark" (literally, "condensation," that is, thick mist); like a dark day in which you can hardly distinguish between day and night…Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 14:6

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Day, That (the)
• That Day
• Cleave
• Consume
• Eclipse
• Bible, the
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Glory
• Salvation
• Zechariah, Book of

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