Zechariah 14:13

Zechariah 14:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the Lord shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.
• New International Version (NIV)On that day people will be stricken by the Lord with great panic. They will seize each other by the hand and attack one another.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And on that day a great panic from the Lord shall fall on them, so that each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of the one will be raised against the hand of the other.
• New King James Version (NKJV)It shall come to pass in that day That a great panic from the Lord will be among them. Everyone will seize the hand of his neighbor, And raise his hand against his neighbor’s hand;

Context of Zechariah 14:13

11Jerusalem will be safe. People will live there. Nobody will destroy Jerusalem ever again. 12The Lord will make the people sick that fought against Jerusalem. Their bodies will become bad as they stand on their feet. Their eyes will become bad and they will fall out. And their tongues will become bad in their mouths. On that day, the Lord will make men so afraid that each man will attack the man next to him. 14Judah also will go to Jerusalem and they will fight. They will take every good thing from all the countries. There will be a lot of expensive metals and many rich clothes. 15The horses and all the other animals will be sick. And they will die as the soldiers died.

Zechariah 14:13 word by word

וְהָיָה֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא תִּֽהְיֶ֧ה מְהֽוּמַת־יְהוָ֛ה רַבָּ֖ה בָּהֶ֑ם וְהֶחֱזִ֗יקוּ אִ֚ישׁ יַ֣ד רֵעֵ֔הוּ וְעָלְתָ֥ה יָד֖וֹ עַל־יַ֥ד רֵעֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it shall come to pass in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• a greatרַבrab · manyH7227
• tumultמְהוּמָהmehûmâh · tumultH4103
• from the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall be among them; and they shall lay holdחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: holdH2388
• every oneאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• on the handיָדyâd · handH3027
• of his neighbourרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• shall rise upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927

Cross-references for Zechariah 14:13

• Zechariah 12:4On that day,’ says the Lord, ‘I will make every horse very afraid. I will make all the men that ride them crazy. I want to help Judah's people. And so, I will not let the horses of the enemy see any longer.
• Judges 7:22When Gideon's 300 men made a noise with their trumpets, it confused the Midianites everywhere in their camp. The Lord caused them to attack one another with their swords. Their army ran away to Beth Shittah, on the road towards Zererah. They ran as far as the border of Abel Meholah, near Tabbath.
• 1 Samuel 14:15All the other soldiers in the Philistine army then became very afraid. This included the soldiers in the camp, those in the fields, those who were guards, and the groups who were attacking other towns. Even the ground shook because God had made them all very afraid.
• 2 Chronicles 20:22As the musicians began to sing, the Lord suddenly made the soldiers of Judah's enemies confused.
• Ezekiel 38:21I will command the soldiers on all the mountains of my land to attack Gog. That is what I, the Almighty Lord, say. Gog's soldiers will fight against each other with their swords.
• Revelation 17:12The ten horns that you saw are a picture of ten more kings. They have not yet begun to rule anywhere. But they will receive authority to rule as kings for one hour. They will rule people together with the wild animal.

Commentaries on Zechariah 14:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13A great tumult from the Lord - Among those enemies of his Church, who shall engage and destroy each other.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13A great tumult - And panic fear, such as God said He would send upon the Canaanites before Israel Deuteronomy 7:23, or on Israel itself, if disobedient Deuteronomy 28:20; or which fell on the Philistines after Jonathan‘s capture of the garrison at Michmash, when every man‘s “sword was against his fellow”. There is no real unity, except in God; elsewhere, since each seeks his own, all must be impregnated with mutual suspicion, ready at any moment to be…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-15Verses 8-15 Some consider that the progress of the gospel, beginning from Jerusalem, is referred to by the living waters flowing from that city. Neither shall the gospel and means of grace, nor the graces of the Spirit wrought in the hearts of believers by those means, ever fail, by reason either of the heat of persecution, or storms of temptation, or the blasts of any other affliction. Tremendous judgments appear to be foretold, to be sent upon those who…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The day of the Lord will bring fear to God's enemies (Zechariah 12:4; see Isaiah 22:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. tumult--consternation (Zec 12:4; 1Sa 14:15, 20). lay hold ... on ... hand of ... neighbour--instinctively grasping it, as if thereby to be safer, but in vain [Menochius]. Rather, in order to assail "his neighbor" [Calvin], (Eze 38:21). Sin is the cause of all quarrels on earth. It will cause endless quarrels in hell (Jas 3:15, 16).Read the comment

Topics related to Zechariah 14:13

• Church
• Gentiles
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

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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