Zechariah 14:7

Zechariah 14:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)It will be a unique day—a day known only to the Lord—with no distinction between day and night. When evening comes, there will be light.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And there shall be a unique day, which is known to the Lord, neither day nor night, but at evening time there shall be light.
• New King James Version (NKJV)It shall be one day Which is known to the Lord— Neither day nor night. But at evening time it shall happen That it will be light.

Context of Zechariah 14:7

5You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him. 6On that day there will be no light, no cold or frost. It will be a unique day known only to the LORD, without day or night; but when evening comes, there will be light. 8And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike. 9On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone.

Zechariah 14:7 word by word

וְהָיָ֣ה יוֹם־אֶחָ֗ד ה֛וּא יִוָּדַ֥ע לַֽיהוָ֖ה לֹא־י֣וֹם וְלֹא־לָ֑יְלָה וְהָיָ֥ה לְעֵֽת־עֶ֖רֶב יִֽהְיֶה־אֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

• It will beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• a unique dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• knownיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• onlyאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• onlyהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• to the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• withoutלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• or nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• but when eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• there will beעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216

Cross-references for Zechariah 14:7

• Revelation 21:23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
• Revelation 22:5There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.
• Psalms 37:18The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
• Matthew 24:36No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
• Mark 13:32No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
• Acts 1:7Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.
• Acts 15:18that have been known for ages.’
• Acts 17:26From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:2For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
• Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
• Isaiah 11:9They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.
• Isaiah 30:26The light of the moon will be as bright as the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds He has inflicted.
• Isaiah 60:19No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.
• Daniel 12:4But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”
• Hosea 3:5Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
• Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

Commentaries on Zechariah 14:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7At evening time it shall be light - At the close of this awful visitation, there shall be light. The light of the glorious Gospel shall go forth from Jerusalem; and next, from the Roman empire to every part of the earth.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And it shall be one day: it shall be known unto the Lord: not day, and not night; and at the eventide it shall be light - “One” special “day; one,” unlike all beside; known unto God, and to Him alone. For God alone knows the day of the consummation of all things, as He saith, “Of that day and that hour knoweth no one, neither the angels in Heaven, nor the Son, (so as to reveal it) but the Father only” Mark 13:32. Neither wholly “day,” because overclouded…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7a unique day: The day of the Lord will bring major changes to the world (see Isaiah 60:19–22; Revelation 21:22–25). This promise emphasizes that God created the sun and moon, and they are not eternal gods. Light does not come from them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. one day--a day altogether unique, different from all others [Maurer]. Compare "one," that is, unique (So 6:9; Jr 30:7). Not as Henderson explains, "One continuous day, without night" (Re 22:5; 21:25); the millennial period (Re 20:3-7). known to ... Lord--This truth restrains man's curiosity and teaches us to wait the Lord's own time (Mt 24:36). not day, nor night--answering to "not ... clear nor ... dark" (Zec 14:6); not altogether daylight, yet not…Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 14:7

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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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