Zechariah 14:1
Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence.
2 For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.
3 Then the LORD will go out to fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence.
- KJV
- Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
- WEB
- Behold, a day of the LORD comes, when your plunder will be divided within you.
- ASV
- Behold, a day of Jehovah cometh, when thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
- DARBY
- Behold, the day cometh for Jehovah, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
- BLB
- Behold, a day of YHWH is coming, and your plunder will be divided in your midst,
- ÅB
- Se, det kommer en Herrens dag, da det hærfang som er tatt fra deg, skal skiftes ut i din midte;
- OTB
- Se, en dag kommer for Herren når dine eiendeler vil bli plyndret og delt i din midte.
- B1930
- Se, det kommer en Herrens dag, da det hærfang som er tatt fra dig, skal skiftes ut i din midte;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 13:9
Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming— cruel, with fury and burning anger— to make the earth a desolation and to destroy the sinners within it.
Read in contextRevelation 16:14
These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
Read in contextIsaiah 2:12
For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted— it will be humbled—
Read in contextIsaiah 13:6
Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
Read in contextMalachi 4:1
“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”
Read in contextActs 2:20
The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
Read in contextJoel 2:31
The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
Read in contextMalachi 4:5
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
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