Revised Version 1895

Zechariah 14

1Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, adayיֽוֹם־yom-H3117of theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068cometh, when thyspoilשְׁלָלֵ֖ךְshe.la.LekhH7998shall bedividedוְחֻלַּ֥קve.chu.LakH2505in themidstבְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ׃be.kir.BekhH7130of thee.

2For I willgatherוְאָסַפְתִּ֨יve.'a.saf.TiH622allכָּל־kol-H3605nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥ם׀ha.go.YimH1471againstH413Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֮ye.ru.sha.LimH3389tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָה֒la.mil.cha.MahH4421; and thecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892shall betakenוְנִלְכְּדָ֣הve.nil.ke.DahH3920, and thehousesהַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםha.Ba.TimH1004rifled, and thewomenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802ravishedH7693: andhalfחֲצִ֤יcha.TziH2677of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892shallgoוְיָצָ֞אve.ya.Tza'H3318forthH3318intoH413captivity, and the residue of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808becutיִכָּרֵ֖תyi.ka.RetH3772offH3772from thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

3Then shall theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068goוְיָצָ֣אve.ya.Tza'H3318forthH3318, andfightH3898againstH3898thoseהָהֵ֑םha.HemH1992nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471, as when hefoughtH3898in thedayH3117ofbattleקְרָֽב׃ke.RavH7128.

4And hisfeetרַגְלָ֣יוrag.LavH7272shallstandוְעָמְד֣וּve.'a.me.DuH5975in thatdayבַּיּוֹם־bai.yom-H3117uponH5921themountהַ֨רharH2022ofOlivesהַזֵּתִ֜יםha.ze.TimH2132,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834isbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֮ye.ru.sha.LimH3389on theeastמִזְרָ֣חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217, and themountהַ֨רharH2022ofOlivesהַזֵּיתִ֤יםha.zei.TimH2132shall cleave in themidstמֵֽחֶצְיוֹ֙me.chetz.YoH2677thereoftowardH5921theeastH4217andtowardH5921thewestוָיָ֔מָּהva.Ya.mahH3220, and there shall be averyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419valleyגֵּ֖יאgei'H1516; andhalfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677of themountainהָהָ֛רha.HarH2022shallremoveוּמָ֨שׁu.MashH4185towardH5921thenorthצָפ֖וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828, andhalfוְחֶצְיוֹ־ve.chetz.yov-H2677of ittowardH5921thesouthנֶֽגְבָּה׃Neg.bahH5045.

5And ye shallfleeוְנַסְתֶּ֣םve.nas.TemH5127by thevalleyגֵּֽיא־gei'-H1516of mymountainsהָרַ֗יha.RaiH2022; for thevalleyגֵּי־gei-H1516of themountainsהָרִים֮ha.RimH2022shallreachיַגִּ֣יעַya.Gi.a'H5060untoAzelאָצַל֒'a.TzalH682:yeaכִּֽי־ki-H3588, ye shallfleeוְנַסְתֶּ֗םve.nas.TemH5127, like as yefledנַסְתֶּם֙nas.TemH5127frombeforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440theearthquakeהָרַ֔עַשׁha.Ra.'ashH7494in thedaysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117ofUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֣ה'u.zi.YahH5818kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063: and theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430shallcomeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935, andallכָּל־kol-H3605theholyקְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918onesH6918with thee.

6And it shallcomeוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961topassיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that thelightא֔וֹר'orH216shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be with brightness and with gloom:

7but it shall be onedayיוֹם־yom-H3117whichה֛וּאhu'H1931isknownיִוָּדַ֥עyi.va.Da'H3045unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068;notלֹא־lo'-H3808dayי֣וֹםYomH3117, andnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915: but it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, that ateveningעֶ֖רֶב'E.revH6153time there shall belightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

8And it shallcomeוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961topassיִֽהְיֶֽה׃Yih.YehH1961in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatlivingחַיִּים֙chai.YimH2416watersמַֽיִם־ma.yim-H4325shallgoיֵצְא֤וּye.tze.'UH3318outH3318fromJerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389;halfחֶצְיָ֗םchetz.YamH2677of themtowardאֶל־'el-H413theeasternהַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.NiH6931seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220, andhalfוְחֶצְיָ֖םve.chetz.YamH2677of themtowardאֶל־'el-H413thewesternהָאַחֲר֑וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220: insummerבַּקַּ֥יִץba.Ka.yitzH7019and inwinterוּבָחֹ֖רֶףu.va.Cho.refH2779shall it be.

9And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall bekingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overallכָּל־kol-H3605theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068be one, and hisnameוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034one.

10AllH3605thelandהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall beturnedיִסּ֨וֹבyi.SovH5437as theArabahכָּעֲרָבָה֙ka.'a.ra.VahH6160, fromGebaמִגֶּ֣בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387toRimmonלְרִמּ֔וֹןle.ri.MonH7417southנֶ֖גֶבNe.gevH5045ofJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; andsheH5704shall be liftedupH5704, and shalldwellוְיָשְׁבָ֨הve.ya.she.VahH3427inherH3605placeמְק֞וֹםme.KomH4725, fromBenjamin’sבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144gateלְמִשַּׁ֣עַרle.mi.Sha.'arH8179unto theplaceH4725of thefirstהָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179, unto the cornergateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179, and from thetowerוּמִגְדַּ֣לu.mig.DalH4026ofHananelחֲנַנְאֵ֔לcha.nan.'ElH2606unto theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428winepressesיִקְבֵ֥יyik.VeiH3342.

11And men shalldwellוְיָ֣שְׁבוּve.Ya.she.vuH3427therein, and there shall benoלֹ֣אlo'H3808moreע֑וֹדodH5750curse; butJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389shalldwellוְיָשְׁבָ֥הve.ya.she.VahH3427safelyלָבֶֽטַח׃la.Ve.tachH983.

12And this shall be theplagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֗הha.ma.ge.FahH4046wherewith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068willsmiteיִגֹּ֤ףyi.GofH5062allכָּל־kol-H3605thepeoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971that have warredagainstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: theirfleshבְּשָׂר֗וֹbe.sa.RoH1320shall consumeawayהָמֵ֣ק׀ha.MekH4743whileתִּֽהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961theystandעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975uponעַל־'al-H5921theirfeetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272, and theireyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869shall consumeawayתִּמַּ֣קְנָהti.Mak.nahH4743in theirsocketsבְחֹֽרֵיהֶ֔ןve.cho.rei.HenH2356, and theirtongueוּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹu.le.sho.NoH3956shall consumeawayתִּמַּ֥קti.MakH4743in theirmouthבְּפִיהֶֽם׃be.fi.HemH6310.

13And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that agreatרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227tumultמְהֽוּמַת־me.hu.mat-H4103from theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall be among them; and they shalllayH1961holdוְהֶחֱזִ֗יקוּve.he.che.Zi.kuH2388everyאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376one on thehandיַ֣דyadH3027of his neighbour, and hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027shallriseH5927upH5927againstעַל־'al-H5921thehandיַ֥דyadH3027of his neighbour.

14AndJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063also shallfightתִּלָּחֵ֖םti.la.ChemH3898againstH3898Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389; and thewealthחֵ֨ילcheilH2428ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֜םha.go.YimH1471roundH5439aboutH5439shall begatheredוְאֻסַּף֩ve.'u.SafH622togetherH622,goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091, andsilverוָכֶ֛סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701, and apparel, ingreatמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966abundanceלָרֹ֥בla.RoH7230.

15Andsoוְכֵ֨ןve.KhenH3651shall be theplagueמַגֵּפַ֣תma.ge.FatH4046of thehorseהַסּ֗וּסha.SusH5483, of themuleהַפֶּ֙רֶד֙ha.Pe.redH6505, of thecamelהַגָּמָ֣לha.ga.MalH1581, and of the ass, and ofallH3605thebeastsהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929that shall be inthoseH3605campsבַּמַּחֲנ֣וֹתba.ma.cha.NotH4264, as thisplagueכַּמַּגֵּפָ֖הka.ma.ge.FahH4046.

16And it shallcomeH935topassH935, thateveryכָּל־kol-H3605one that isleftהַנּוֹתָר֙ha.no.TarH3498ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whichH1471cameH935againstעַל־'al-H5921Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389shallgoH935upוְעָל֞וּve.'a.LuH5927fromyearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141toyearבְשָׁנָ֗הve.sha.NahH8141toworshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹת֙le.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812theKingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428, theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, and tokeepH935thefeastחַ֥גchagH2282of tabernacles.

17And it shall be, that whoso ofallH5927thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּח֤וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of theearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776goethnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808upH5927untoJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389toworshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֔תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812theKingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428, theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,uponעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921them there shall benoוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808rainהַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ha.Ga.shemH1653.

18Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֨חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940ofEgyptמִצְרַ֧יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714goH935notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808upתַעֲלֶ֛הta.'a.LehH5927, andcomeH935notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808,neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808shall it beuponעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921them; there shall be theplagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֗הha.ma.ge.FahH4046, wherewith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068willsmiteיִגֹּ֤ףyi.GofH5062thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471thatgoH935notלֹ֣אlo'H3808upיַֽעֲל֔וּya.'a.LuH5927tokeepH935thefeastחַ֥גchagH2282of tabernacles.

19This shall be the punishment ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and the punishment ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471thatgoיַֽעֲל֔וּya.'a.LuH5927notלֹ֣אlo'H3808upH5927to keep thefeastחַ֥גchagH2282of tabernacles.

20In thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall there beuponעַל־'al-H5921thebellsמְצִלּ֣וֹתme.tzi.LotH4698of thehorsesהַסּ֔וּסha.SusH5483,HOLYקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944UNTO THELORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068; and thepotsהַסִּירוֹת֙ha.si.rOtH5518in theLORD’Sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004shall be like thebowlsכַּמִּזְרָקִ֖יםka.miz.ra.KimH4219beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

21Yea,everyכָּל־kol-H3605potסִ֨ירsirH5518inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֜םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389and inJudahוּבִֽיהוּדָ֗הu.vi.hu.DahH3063shall beholyקֹ֚דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unto theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: andallכָּל־kol-H3605they thatsacrificeהַזֹּ֣בְחִ֔יםha.Zoe.ChimH2076shallcomeוּבָ֙אוּ֙u.Va.'uH935andtakeוְלָקְח֥וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947of them, andseetheוּבִשְּׁל֣וּu.vi.she.LuH1310therein: and in thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117there shall benoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808moreע֛וֹדodH5750aCanaaniteכְנַעֲנִ֥יkhe.na.'a.NiH3669in thehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

Commentaries on Zechariah 14

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