Zechariah 14:12

¹⁰ All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.

¹¹ And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD 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.

¹³ 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.

¹⁴ And 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.

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.

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BSB: And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.
KJV: And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD 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.
WEB: This will be the plague with which the LORD will strike all the peoples who have fought against Jerusalem: their flesh will consume away while they stand on their feet, and their eyes will consume away in their sockets, and their tongue will consume away in their mouth.
ASV: And this shall be the plague wherewith Jehovah will smite all the peoples that have warred against Jerusalem: their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their sockets, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
DARBY: And this shall be the plague wherewith Jehovah will smite all the peoples that have warred 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.
BLB: And this will be the plague with which YHWH will strike all the people who fought against Jerusalem: The rotting of his flesh, and he is standing on his feet; his eyes will rot in their sockets, and the tongue will rot in their mouth.

ÅB: Men denne plage skal Herren la ramme alle de folk som har stridt imot Jerusalem: Han skal la kjøttet råtne på dem alle mens de står på sine føtter, og deres øyne skal råtne i sine huler, og tungen skal råtne i deres munn.
OTB: Dette vil være pesten som Herren vil slå alle folkene med som kjempet mot Jerusalem: deres kjøtt vil råtne mens de står på sine føtter, deres øyne vil råtne i sine huler, og deres tunger vil råtne i deres munner.
B1930: Men denne plage skal Herren la ramme alle de folk som har stridt imot Jerusalem: Han skal la kjøttet råtne på dem alle mens de står på sine føtter, og deres øine skal råtne i sine huler, og tungen skal råtne i deres munn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 39:17–20
And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.
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Isaiah 66:15–16
For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
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Micah 4:11–13
Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.
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Psalms 90:11
Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
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Psalms 110:5–6
The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
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Micah 7:16–17
The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
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Ezekiel 38:18–22
And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.
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Zechariah 12:9
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
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