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 toward the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, — 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 Azal: ye shall even 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 shining shall be obscured. 7And it shall be one day which is known to Jehovah, not day, and not night; and it shall come to pass, at eventide it 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 hinder 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 97:10Ye 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 is gracious, and merciful, and righteous.
• Proverbs 4:18But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, going on and brightening until the day be fully come.
• Isaiah 50:10Who is among you that feareth Jehovah, that hearkeneth to the voice of his servant? he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light, — let him confide in the name of Jehovah, and stay himself upon his God.
• Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine! for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee.
• Hosea 6:3and we shall know, — we shall follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is assured as the morning dawn; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain which watereth the earth.
• Luke 1:78on account of [the] bowels of mercy of our God; wherein [the] dayspring from on high has visited us,
• John 1:5And the light appears in darkness, and the darkness apprehended it not.
• John 12:46I am come into the world [as] light, that every one that believes on me may not abide in darkness;
• Ephesians 5:8for ye were once darkness, but now light in [the] Lord; walk as children of light,
• Colossians 1:12giving thanks to the Father, who has made us fit for sharing the portion of the saints in light,
• 2 Peter 1:19And we have the prophetic word [made] surer, to which ye do well taking heed (as to a lamp shining in an obscure place) until [the] day dawn and [the] morning star arise in your hearts;
• Revelation 11:3And I will give [power] to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred [and] sixty 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