God’s Word Translation
Zechariah 14:1
1A day is going to come for the Lord when the loot you have taken will be divided among you.
Zechariah 14:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
- New International Version (NIV)A day of the Lord is coming, Jerusalem, when your possessions will be plundered and divided up within your very walls.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, a day is coming for the Lord, when the spoil taken from you will be divided in your midst.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Behold, the day of the Lord is coming, And your spoil will be divided in your midst.
Context of Zechariah 14:1
A day is going to come for the Lord when the loot you have taken will be divided among you. 2I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem for battle. The city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women raped. Half of the people in the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people won’t be taken from the city. 3Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations as he does when he fights a battle.
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הִנֵּ֥ה יֽוֹם־בָּ֖א לַֽיהוָ֑ה וְחֻלַּ֥ק שְׁלָלֵ֖ךְ בְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Zechariah 14:1
- Isaiah 2:12The Lord of Armies will have his day against all who are arrogant and conceited and all who are proud of themselves (they will be humbled),
- Isaiah 13:6Cry loudly, for the day of the Lord is near. It will come like destruction from the Almighty.
- Joel 2:31The sun will become dark, and the moon will become as red as blood before the terrifying day of the Lord comes.”
- Joel 3:14There are many, many people in the valley of decision. The day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
- Malachi 4:5“I’m going to send you the prophet Elijah before that very terrifying day of the Lord comes.
- Acts 2:20The sun will become dark, and the moon will become as red as blood before the terrifying day of the Lord comes.
- Revelation 16:14They are spirits of demons that do miracles. These spirits go to the kings of the whole world and gather them for the war on the frightening day of God Almighty.
Commentaries on Zechariah 14:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Behold, the day of the Lord cometh - This appears to be a prediction of that war in which Jerusalem was finally destroyed, and the Jews scattered all over the face of the earth; and of the effects produced by it.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Behold the Day of the Lord cometh - Literally, “a day cometh, the Lord‘s,” in which He Himself shall be Judge, and no longer leave man to fulfill his own will, and despise God‘s; in which His glory and holiness and the righteousness of all His ways shall be revealed. And thy spoil shall be in the midst of thee - Jerome: “How great will the strait be, that the spoils should be divided in the midst of her. It often happens that what, by a sudden assault, is…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The sufferings of Jerusalem. (1-7) Encouraging prospects, and the destruction of her enemies. (8-15) The holiness of the latter days. (16-21) Verses 1-7 The Lord Jesus often stood upon the Mount of Olives when on earth. He ascended from thence to heaven, and then desolations and distresses came upon the Jewish nation. Such is the view taken of this figuratively; but many consider it as a notice of events yet unfulfilled, and that it relates to troubles of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The day of the Lord will bring judgment and deliverance. On that day, God will reverse many people’s situations, lifting some up and bringing others low (see Amos 5:18; compare Matthew 19:28–30; Luke 13:23–30).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-21Messiah-Jehovah Saves Jerusalem and Destroys the Foe, of Whom the Remnant Turns to the Lord Reigning at Jerusalem. 1. day of the Lord--in which He shall vindicate His justice by punishing the wicked and then saving His elect people (Joe 2:31; 3:14; Mal 4:1, 5). thy spoil ... divided in the midst of thee--by the foe; secure of victory, they shall not divide the spoil taken from thee in their camp outside, but "in the midst" of the city itself.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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