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

11And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited. 12And this shall be the plague wherewith Yhwh will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from Yhwh 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. 14And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance. 15And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the donkey, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.

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

• And it shall come to pass in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• a greatרַבrab · manyH7227
• tumultמְהוּמָהmehûmâh · tumultH4103
• from Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · 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 12:4In that day, saith Yhwh, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.
• Judges 7:22And the three hundred blew the trumpets, And Yhwh set every man’s sword against his fellow, even throughout all the army: and the army fled to Beth–shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel–meholah, unto Tabbath.
• 1 Samuel 14:15And there was trembling in the army, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling.
• 2 Chronicles 20:22And when they began to sing and to praise, Yhwh set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.
• Ezekiel 38:21And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord Yhwh: every man’s sword shall be against his brother.
• Revelation 17:12And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive authority as kings one hour with the beast.

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