Zechariah 14:1

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

Watch, for the day of the Lord is coming when your possessions will be plundered right in front of you! 2I will gather all the nations to fight against Jerusalem. The city will be taken, the houses looted, and the women raped. Half the population will be taken into captivity, and the rest will be left among the ruins of the city. 3Then the Lord will go out to fight against those nations, as he has fought in times past.

Zechariah 14:1 word by word

הִנֵּ֥ה יֽוֹם־בָּ֖א לַֽיהוָ֑ה וְחֻלַּ֥ק שְׁלָלֵ֖ךְ בְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold, the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• comethבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and thy spoilשָׁלָלshâlâl · spoilH7998
• shall be dividedחָלַקchâlaq · to divideH2505
• in the midstקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130

Cross-references for Zechariah 14:1

• Isaiah 2:12For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has a day of reckoning. He will punish the proud and mighty and bring down everything that is exalted.
• Isaiah 13:6Scream in terror, for the day of the Lord has arrived— the time for the Almighty to destroy.
• Joel 2:31The sun will become dark, and the moon will turn blood red before that great and terrible day of the Lord arrives.
• Joel 3:14Thousands upon thousands are waiting in the valley of decision. There the day of the Lord will soon arrive.
• Malachi 4:5“Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord arrives.
• Acts 2:20The sun will become dark, and the moon will turn blood red before that great and glorious day of the Lord arrives.
• Revelation 16:14They are demonic spirits who work miracles and go out to all the rulers of the world to gather them for battle against the Lord on that great judgment day of God the 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

Topics related to Zechariah 14:1

• Day
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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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