Zechariah 14:16

14 Judah will also fight at Jerusalem, and the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected—gold, silver, and apparel in great abundance.

15 And a similar plague will strike the horses and mules, camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.

Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.

17 And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them.

18 And if the people of Egypt will not go up and enter in, then the rain will not fall on them; this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.

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
Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.
KJV
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
WEB
It will happen that everyone who is left of all the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of Armies, and to keep the feast of booths.
ASV
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations that came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, Jehovah of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
DARBY
And it shall come to pass, that all that are left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, Jehovah of hosts, and to celebrate the feast of tabernacles.
BLB
And it will come to pass [that] everyone remaining from all the nations coming against Jerusalem will go up, year by year, to bow down to the King, YHWH of Hosts, and to keep the feast of Booths.
ÅB
Og alle de som blir igjen av alle de hedningefolk som angrep Jerusalem, skal år etter år dra opp for å tilbe Kongen, Herren, hærskarenes Gud, og for å delta i løvsalenes fest.
OTB
Da vil de overlevende fra alle nasjonene som angrep Jerusalem gå opp år etter år for å tilbe Kongen, Herren over hærskaren, og feire løvhyttefesten.
B1930
Og alle de som blir igjen av alle de hedningefolk som angrep Jerusalem, skal år efter år dra op for å tilbede Kongen, Herren, hærskarenes Gud, og for å delta i løvsalenes fest.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 66:23

    From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.

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  • Zechariah 14:17–19

    And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them.

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  • Zechariah 8:20–23

    This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Peoples will yet come—the residents of many cities—

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  • Isaiah 66:18–21

    “And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.

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  • Joel 2:32

    And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD.

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  • Deuteronomy 31:10–13

    Then Moses commanded them, “At the end of every seven years, at the appointed time in the year of remission of debt, during the Feast of Tabernacles,

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  • Isaiah 60:6–9

    Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.

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  • Romans 11:5

    In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.

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