New American Standard Bible 2020
Zechariah 14:7
7For it will be 1a unique day which is 2known to the Lord, neither day nor night, but it will come about that at the 3time of evening there will be light.
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
5And you will flee by the valley of My mountains, for the valley of the mountains will reach to Azel; yes, you will flee just 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; the luminaries will die out. For it will be a unique day which is known to the Lord, neither day nor night, but it will come about that at the time of evening there will be light. 8And on that day living waters will flow out of Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea and the other half toward the western sea; it will be in summer as well as in winter. 9And the Lord will be King over all the earth; on that day the Lord will be the only one, and His name the only one.
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וְהָיָ֣ה יוֹם־אֶחָ֗ד ה֛וּא יִוָּדַ֥ע לַֽיהוָ֖ה לֹא־י֣וֹם וְלֹא־לָ֑יְלָה וְהָיָ֥ה לְעֵֽת־עֶ֖רֶב יִֽהְיֶה־אֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
- a uniqueאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- whichהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
- knownיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- neitherלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
- but it will comeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
- timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
- of eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
- there will be lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
Cross-references for Zechariah 14:7
- Revelation 21:23And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
- Revelation 22:5And there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illuminate them; and they will reign forever and ever.
- Psalms 37:18The Lord knows the days of the blameless, And their inheritance will be forever.
- Matthew 24:36“But about that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
- Mark 13:32But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
- Acts 1:7But He said to them, “It is not for you to know periods of time or appointed times which the Father has set by His own authority;
- Acts 15:18Says the Lord, who makes these things known from long ago.
- Acts 17:26and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation,
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord is coming just like a thief in the night.
- Isaiah 9:7There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of armies will accomplish this.
- Isaiah 11:9They will not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord As the waters cover the sea.
- Isaiah 30:26And the light of the full moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, on the day the Lord binds up the fracture of His people and heals the wound He has inflicted.
- Isaiah 60:19No longer will you have the sun for light by day, Nor will the moon give you light for brightness; But you will have the Lord as an everlasting light, And your God as your glory.
- Daniel 12:4But as for you, Daniel, keep these words secret and seal up the book until the end of time; many will roam about, and knowledge will increase.”
- Hosea 3:5Afterward the sons of Israel will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king; and they will come trembling to the Lord and to His goodness in the last days.
- Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “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
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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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