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Zechariah 14:18

Egypt
Judgment

16 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.

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.

19 This will be the punishment of Egypt and of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.

20 On that day, HOLY TO THE LORD will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in the house of the LORD will be like the sprinkling bowls before the altar.

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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 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.
KJV
And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
WEB
If the family of Egypt doesn’t go up and doesn’t come, neither will it rain on them. This will be the plague with which the LORD will strike the nations that don’t go up to keep the feast of booths.
ASV
And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, neither [shall it be] upon them; there shall be the plague wherewith Jehovah will smite the nations that go not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
DARBY
And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, neither [shall it be] upon them; [there] shall be the plague, wherewith Jehovah will smite the nations that go not up to celebrate the feast of tabernacles.
BLB
And if the family of Egypt does not go up and does not go in, then [it is] not upon them; [this] will be the plague with which YHWH strikes the nations who do not come up to celebrate the feast of Booths.
ÅB
om Egypts folk ikke drar opp og ikke møter fram, da skal det ikke komme regn hos dem heller; den samme plage skal ramme dem som Herren lar ramme de hedningefolk som ikke drar opp for å delta i løvsalenes fest.
OTB
Hvis Egypts familie ikke går opp og kommer inn, vil de ikke få regn. Dette vil være pesten som Herren slår nasjonene med som ikke går opp for å feire løvhyttefesten.
B1930
om Egyptens folk ikke drar op og ikke møter frem, da skal det ikke komme regn hos dem heller; den samme plage skal ramme dem som Herren lar ramme de hedningefolk som ikke drar op for å delta i løvsalenes fest.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 11:10–11

    For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated on foot, like a vegetable garden.

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  • Zechariah 14:15

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

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  • Zechariah 14:12

    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.

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