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Zechariah 14:7
7It 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)yet there will be continuous day! Only the Lord knows how this could happen. There will be no normal day and night, for at evening time it will still be light.
Context of Zechariah 14:7
5You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will extend to Azel. You will flee 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 neither sunlight nor cold, frosty darkness. 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. 8On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it east to the Dead Sea and half of it west to the Mediterranean Sea, in summer and in winter. 9The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.
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וְהָיָ֣ה יוֹם־אֶחָ֗ד ה֛וּא יִוָּדַ֥ע לַֽיהוָ֖ה לֹא־י֣וֹם וְלֹא־לָ֑יְלָה וְהָיָ֥ה לְעֵֽת־עֶ֖רֶב יִֽהְיֶה־אֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Zechariah 14:7
- Revelation 21:23The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
- Revelation 22:5There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.
- Psalms 37:18The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care, and their inheritance will endure forever.
- Matthew 24:36“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
- Mark 13:32“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
- Acts 1:7He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.
- Acts 15:18things known from long ago.
- Acts 17:26From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:2for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
- Isaiah 9:7Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.
- Isaiah 11:9They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
- Isaiah 30:26The moon will shine like the sun, and the sunlight will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven full days, when the Lord binds up the bruises of his people and heals the wounds he inflicted.
- Isaiah 60:19The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
- Daniel 12:4But you, Daniel, roll up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge.”
- Hosea 3:5Afterward the Israelites will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the Lord and to his blessings in the last days.
- Revelation 11:15The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever 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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