Christian Standard Bible
Zechariah 14:20
20On that day, the words Holy to the Lord will be on the bells of the horses. The pots in the house of the Lord will be like the sprinkling basins before the altar.
Zechariah 14:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)On that day Holy to the Lord will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in the Lord’s house will be like the sacred bowls in front of the altar.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And on that day there shall be inscribed on the bells of the horses, "Holy to the Lord." And the pots in the house of the Lord shall be as the bowls before the altar.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In that day “HOLINESS TO THE LORD” shall be engraved on the bells of the horses. The pots in the Lord’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar.
Context of Zechariah 14:20
18And if the people of Egypt will not go up and enter, then rain will not fall on them; this will be the plague the Lord inflicts on the nations who do not go up to celebrate the Festival of Shelters. 19This will be the punishment of Egypt and all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Festival of Shelters. On that day, the words Holy to the Lord will be on the bells of the horses. The pots in the house of the Lord will be like the sprinkling basins before the altar. 21Every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be holy to the Lord of Armies. All who sacrifice will come and use the pots to cook in. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the Lord of Armies.
Read all of Zechariah 14Zechariah 14:20 word by word
בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יִֽהְיֶה֙ עַל־מְצִלּ֣וֹת הַסּ֔וּס קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָ֑ה וְהָיָ֤ה הַסִּירוֹת֙ בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה כַּמִּזְרָקִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- In that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- shall there be upon the bellsמְצִלָּהmetsillâh · bellH4698
- of the horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
- HOLINESSקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
- UNTO THE LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- and the potsסִירsîyr sîyrâh sirâh · potH5518
- houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- shall be like the bowlsמִזְרָקmizrâq · bowlH4219
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
Cross-references for Zechariah 14:20
- Proverbs 21:3Doing what is righteous and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
- Isaiah 23:18But her profits and wages will be dedicated to the Lord. They will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live in the Lord’s presence, to provide them with ample food and sacred clothing.
- Obadiah 1:17But there will be a deliverance on Mount Zion, and it will be holy; the house of Jacob will dispossess those who dispossessed them.
- Zephaniah 2:11The Lord will be terrifying to them when he starves all the gods of the earth. Then all the distant coasts and islands of the nations will bow in worship to him, each in its own place.
- Malachi 1:11“My name will be great among the nations, from the rising of the sun to its setting. Incense and pure offerings will be presented in my name in every place because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord of Armies.
- Luke 11:41But give from what is within to the poor, and then everything is clean for you.
- Acts 10:15Again, a second time, the voice said to him, “What God has made clean, do not call impure.”
- Acts 10:28Peter said to them, “You know it’s forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or visit a foreigner, but God has shown me that I must not call any person impure or unclean.
- Acts 11:9But a voice answered from heaven a second time, ‘What God has made clean, you must not call impure.’
- Acts 15:9He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.
- Romans 14:17for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- Colossians 3:17And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
- 1 Peter 4:11If anyone speaks, let it be as one who speaks God’s words; if anyone serves, let it be from the strength God provides, so that God may be glorified through Jesus Christ in everything. To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
- Exodus 28:33Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn on its lower hem and all around it. Put gold bells between them all the way around,
- Exodus 28:36“You are to make a pure gold medallion and engrave it, like the engraving of a seal: Holy to the Lord.
- Exodus 39:30They made a medallion, the holy diadem, out of pure gold and wrote on it an inscription like the engraving on a seal: Holy to the Lord.
Commentaries on Zechariah 14:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Upon the bells of the horses - They appear, formerly, to have had bells on horses, camels, etc., as we have now, to amuse the animals, and encourage them in their work. In some very fine Asiatic paintings now before me, I see bells both on horses, mules, and camels; little bells tied to their legs, and larger ones about their necks, particularly in the representation of a caravan passing through the valley of serpents, in the island of Serendib, now…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20In that day there shall be upon the bells of the horses, Holiness unto the Lord - He does not say only, that they should be consecrated to God, as Isaiah says of Tyre, “Her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord” Isaiah 23:18; he says that, “the bells of the horses,” things simply secular, should bear the same inscription as the plate on the high priest‘s forehead. Perhaps the comparison was suggested by the bells on the high priest‘s…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-21Verses 16-21 As it is impossible for all nations literally to come to Jerusalem once a year, to keep a feast, it is evident that a figurative meaning must here be applied. Gospel worship is represented by the keeping of the feast of tabernacles. Every day of a Christian's life is a day of the feast of tabernacles; every Lord's day especially is the great day of the feast; therefore every day let us worship the Lord of hosts, and keep every Lord's day with…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20HOLY TO THE LORD: See study note on Zechariah 3:5. The Lord set apart the priesthood and the nation of Israel (Exodus 19:6; Leviticus 11:44–45). This identity will be complete in the messianic kingdom (Romans 11:16–17; Ephesians 1:4; 5:27; 1 Peter 1:15–16). The words on the harness bells and cooking pots show how widespread holiness will be then.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. shall there be upon the bells--namely, this inscription, "Holiness to the Lord," the same as was on the miter of the high priest (Ex 28:36). This implies that all things, even the most common, shall be sacred to Jehovah, and not merely the things which under the law had peculiar sanctity attached to them. The "bells" were metal plates hanging from the necks of horses and camels as ornaments, which tinkled (as the Hebrew root means) by striking against…Read the comment
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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
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