Berean Standard Bible

Zechariah 14

1Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,a dayיֽוֹם־yom-H3117of the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068is comingבָּ֖אba'H935when your plunderשְׁלָלֵ֖ךְshe.la.LekhH7998will be dividedוְחֻלַּ֥קve.chu.LakH2505in your presenceבְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ׃be.kir.BekhH7130.

2For I will gatherוְאָסַפְתִּ֨יve.'a.saf.TiH622אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥ם׀ha.go.YimH1471for battleלַמִּלְחָמָה֒la.mil.cha.MahH4421againstאֶֽל־'el-H413Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֮ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892will be capturedוְנִלְכְּדָ֣הve.nil.ke.DahH3920,the housesהַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםha.Ba.TimH1004lootedוְנָשַׁ֙סּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.suH8155,and the womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802ravishedH7693.Halfחֲצִ֤יcha.TziH2677of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892will goוְיָצָ֞אve.ya.Tza'H3318into exileבַּגּוֹלָ֔הba.go.LahH1473,but the restוְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be removedיִכָּרֵ֖תyi.ka.RetH3772fromמִן־min-H4480the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

3Then the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will go outוְיָצָ֣אve.ya.Tza'H3318to fightוְנִלְחַ֖םve.nil.ChamH3898against thoseהָהֵ֑םha.HemH1992nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471,as He fightsהִֽלָּחֲמ֖וhi.la.cha.MoH3898in the dayH3117of battleקְרָֽב׃ke.RavH7128.

4On thatהַ֠הוּאHa.hu'H1931dayבַּיּוֹם־bai.yom-H3117His feetרַגְלָ֣יוrag.LavH7272will standוְעָמְד֣וּve.'a.me.DuH5975onעַל־'al-H5921the Mountהַ֨רharH2022of Olivesהַזֵּתִ֜יםha.ze.TimH2132אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834עַל־'al-H5921פְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440,eastמִקֶּדֶם֒mi.ke.DemH6924of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֮ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and the Mountהַ֨רharH2022of Olivesהַזֵּיתִ֤יםha.zei.TimH2132will be splitוְנִבְקַע֩ve.niv.Ka'H1234in twoמֵֽחֶצְיוֹ֙me.chetz.YoH2677from eastמִזְרָ֣חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217to westוָיָ֔מָּהva.Ya.mahH3220,forming a greatגְּדוֹלָ֣ה מְאֹ֑דge.do.Lah me.'OdH1419 H3966valleyגֵּ֖יאgei'H1516,with halfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677the mountainהָהָ֛רha.HarH2022movingוּמָ֨שׁu.MashH4185to the northצָפ֖וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828and halfוְחֶצְיוֹ־ve.chetz.yov-H2677to the southנֶֽגְבָּה׃Neg.bahH5045.

5You will fleeוְנַסְתֶּ֣םve.nas.TemH5127by My mountainהָרַ֗יha.RaiH2022valleyגֵּֽיא־gei'-H1516,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588itגֵּי־ הָרִים֮gei- ha.RimH1516 H2022will extendיַגִּ֣יעַya.Gi.a'H5060toאֶל־'el-H413Azalאָצַל֒'a.TzalH682.You will fleeוְנַסְתֶּ֗םve.nas.TemH5127asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834you fledנַסְתֶּם֙nas.TemH5127fromמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the earthquakeהָרַ֔עַשׁha.Ra.'ashH7494in the daysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117of Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֣ה'u.zi.YahH5818kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.Then the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430will comeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the holy onesקְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918with Himעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973.

6וְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961On thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117there will beיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808lightא֔וֹר'orH216,no coldיְקָר֖וֹתye.ka.RotH3368or frostוְקִפָּאֽוֹן׃ve.yik.pe.'unH7087.

7It will beוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961a unique dayיוֹם־yom-H3117knownיִוָּדַ֥עyi.va.Da'H3045onlyאֶחָ֗ד ה֛וּא'e.Chad hu'H259 H1931to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,withoutלֹא־lo'-H3808dayי֣וֹם וְלֹא־Yom ve.lo'-H3117 H3808or nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915;but when eveningעֶ֖רֶב'E.revH6153comesוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961,there will beלְעֵֽת־ יִֽהְיֶה־le.'et- yih.yeh-H1961 H6256lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

8Andוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961on thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117livingחַיִּים֙chai.YimH2416waterמַֽיִם־ma.yim-H4325will flow outיֵצְא֤וּye.tze.'UH3318from Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,halfחֶצְיָ֗םchetz.YamH2677of it towardאֶל־'el-H413the Easternהַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.NiH6931Seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220and the other halfוְחֶצְיָ֖םve.chetz.YamH2677towardאֶל־'el-H413the Westernהָאַחֲר֑וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314Seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220,in summerבַּקַּ֥יִץba.Ka.yitzH7019and winter alikeוּבָחֹ֖רֶף יִֽהְיֶֽה׃u.va.Cho.ref Yih.YehH2779 H1961.

9On thatוְהָיָ֧ה הַה֗וּאve.ha.Yah ha.Hu'H1931 H1961dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will becomeיִהְיֶ֧הyih.YehH1961Kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776—the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068aloneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259,and His nameוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034aloneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.

10Allכָּל־kol-H3605the landהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776from Gebaמִגֶּ֣בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387to Rimmonלְרִמּ֔וֹןle.ri.MonH7417southנֶ֖גֶבNe.gevH5045of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389will be turnedיִסּ֨וֹבyi.SovH5437into a plainכָּעֲרָבָה֙ka.'a.ra.VahH6160,but Jerusalem will be raised upוְֽרָאֲמָה֩ve.ra.'a.MahH7213and will remainוְיָשְׁבָ֨הve.ya.she.VahH3427in her placeתַחְתֶּ֜יהָtach.Tei.haH8478,from the Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144Gateלְמִשַּׁ֣עַרle.mi.Sha.'arH8179toעַד־'ad-H5704the siteמְק֞וֹםme.KomH4725of the Firstהָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223Gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179toעַד־'ad-H5704the Cornerהַפִּנִּ֔יםha.pi.NimH6434Gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179,and from the Towerוּמִגְדַּ֣לu.mig.DalH4026of Hananelחֲנַנְאֵ֔לcha.nan.'ElH2606toעַ֖ד'adH5704the royalהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428winepressesיִקְבֵ֥יyik.VeiH3342.

11People will liveוְיָ֣שְׁבוּve.Ya.she.vuH3427there,and neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808againע֑וֹדodH5750will there beיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961an utter destructionוְחֵ֖רֶםve.Che.remH2764.So Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389will dwellוְיָשְׁבָ֥הve.ya.she.VahH3427securelyלָבֶֽטַח׃la.Ve.tachH983.

12And thisוְזֹ֣את׀ve.ZotH2063will beתִּֽהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֗הha.ma.ge.FahH4046with whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853strikesיִגֹּ֤ףyi.GofH5062allכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834have warredצָבְא֖וּtza.ve.'UH6633againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:Their fleshבְּשָׂר֗וֹbe.sa.RoH1320will rotהָמֵ֣ק׀ha.MekH4743while theyוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931standעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975onעַל־'al-H5921their feetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272,their eyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869will rotתִּמַּ֣קְנָהti.Mak.nahH4743in their socketsבְחֹֽרֵיהֶ֔ןve.cho.rei.HenH2356,and their tonguesוּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹu.le.sho.NoH3956will rotתִּמַּ֥קti.MakH4743in their mouthsבְּפִיהֶֽם׃be.fi.HemH6310.

13On thatוְהָיָה֙ הַה֔וּאve.ha.Yah ha.Hu'H1931 H1961dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117a greatרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227panicמְהֽוּמַת־me.hu.mat-H4103from the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will comeתִּֽהְיֶ֧הtih.YehH1961upon them,so that eachאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376will seizeוְהֶחֱזִ֗יקוּve.he.che.Zi.kuH2388the handיַ֣דyadH3027of anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453,and the handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027of one will riseוְעָלְתָ֥הve.'al.TahH5927againstעַל־ יַ֥ד'al- yadH5921 H3027the otherרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453.

14Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063will alsoוְגַ֨ם־ve.Gam-H1571fightתִּלָּחֵ֖םti.la.ChemH3898at Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and the wealthחֵ֨ילcheilH2428of allכָּל־kol-H3605the surroundingסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439nationsהַגּוֹיִ֜םha.go.YimH1471will be collectedוְאֻסַּף֩ve.'u.SafH622—goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091,silverוָכֶ֛סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,and apparelוּבְגָדִ֖יםu.ve.ga.DimH899in great abundanceלָרֹ֥ב מְאֹֽד׃la.Ro me.'OdH7230 H3966.

15And a similarוְכֵ֨ןve.KhenH3651plagueמַגֵּפַ֣תma.ge.FatH4046will strikeתִּֽהְיֶ֜הtih.YehH1961the horsesהַסּ֗וּסha.SusH5483and mulesהַפֶּ֙רֶד֙ha.Pe.redH6505,camelsהַגָּמָ֣לha.ga.MalH1581and donkeysוְהַחֲמ֔וֹרve.ha.cha.MorH2543,and allוְכָ֨ל־ve.kholH3605the animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834יִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961in thoseהָהֵ֑מָּהha.He.mahH1992campsבַּמַּחֲנ֣וֹתba.ma.cha.NotH4264כַּמַּגֵּפָ֖הka.ma.ge.FahH4046הַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063.

All Nations Will Worship the King

(Leviticus 23:33–44; Nehemiah 8:13–18)

16וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the survivorsהַנּוֹתָר֙ha.no.TarH3498fromמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471that cameהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389will go upוְעָל֞וּ מִדֵּ֧יve.'a.Lu mi.DeiH5927 H1767yearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141after yearבְשָׁנָ֗הve.sha.NahH8141to worshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹת֙le.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812the Kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428,the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and to celebrateוְלָחֹ֖גve.la.ChogH2287אֶת־'et-H853the Feastחַ֥גchagH2282of Tabernaclesהַסֻּכּֽוֹת׃ha.su.KotH5521.

17And shouldוְ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961anyאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834of the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֤וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808go upיַעֲלֶ֜ה מֵאֵ֨תya.'a.Leh me.'EtH5927 H854toאֶל־'el-H413Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389to worshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֔תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812the Kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428,the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,then the rainהַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ha.Ga.shemH1653will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808fallיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961on themעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921.

18And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the peopleמִשְׁפַּ֨חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of Egyptמִצְרַ֧יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808go upתַעֲלֶ֛הta.'a.LehH5927andוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808enter inבָאָ֖הva.'AhH935, then the rainwill notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808fall on themעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921;this will beתִּֽהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֗הha.ma.ge.FahH4046with whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853strikesיִגֹּ֤ףyi.GofH5062the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808go upיַֽעֲל֔וּya.'a.LuH5927to celebrateלָחֹ֖גla.ChogH2287אֶת־'et-H853the Feastחַ֥גchagH2282of Tabernaclesהַסֻּכּֽוֹת׃ha.su.KotH5521.

19Thisזֹ֥אתzotH2063will beתִּהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961the punishmentחַטַּ֣אתcha.TatH2403of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִם וְחַטַּאת֙mitz.Ra.yim ve.cha.taTH4714 H2403and of allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808go upיַֽעֲל֔וּya.'a.LuH5927to celebrateלָחֹ֖גla.ChogH2287אֶת־'et-H853the Feastחַ֥גchagH2282of Tabernaclesהַסֻּכּֽוֹת׃ha.su.KotH5521.

20On thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,HOLYקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944TO THE LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068will beיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961inscribedonעַל־'al-H5921the bellsמְצִלּ֣וֹתme.tzi.LotH4698of the horsesהַסּ֔וּסha.SusH5483,and the cooking potsהַסִּירוֹת֙ha.si.rOtH5518in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will beוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961like the sprinkling bowlsכַּמִּזְרָקִ֖יםka.miz.ra.KimH4219beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

21Indeed, everyכָּל־kol-H3605potסִ֨ירsirH5518in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֜םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389and Judahוּבִֽיהוּדָ֗הu.vi.hu.DahH3063will beוְ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961holyקֹ֚דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and allכָּל־kol-H3605who sacrificeהַזֹּ֣בְחִ֔יםha.Zoe.ChimH2076will comeוּבָ֙אוּ֙u.Va.'uH935and takeוְלָקְח֥וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947some potsand cookוּבִשְּׁל֣וּu.vi.she.LuH1310in them.And on thatהַהֽוּא׃ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117there will noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֛וֹדodH5750beיִהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961a Canaaniteכְנַעֲנִ֥יkhe.na.'a.NiH3669in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

All Nations Will Worship the King

(Leviticus 23:33–44; Nehemiah 8:13–18)

Commentaries on Zechariah 14