Zechariah 14:2
1 Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence.
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.
4 On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south.
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
- 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.
- KJV
- For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
- WEB
- For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city will be taken, the houses rifled, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go out into captivity, and the rest of the people will not be cut off from the city.
- ASV
- For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
- DARBY
- And I will assemble all the nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity; and the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
- BLB
- and I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem for battle. And the city will be captured, and the houses plundered, and the women ravished; and half of the city will go forth into exile, and the remnant of the people will not be cut off from the city.
- ÅB
- for jeg vil samle alle hedningefolkene til krig mot Jerusalem, og staden skal bli tatt og husene bli plyndret, og kvinnene bli skjendet, og halvdelen av staden skal måtte gå i landflyktighet, men resten av folket skal ikke utryddes av staden.
- OTB
- Jeg vil samle alle nasjonene mot Jerusalem til kamp; byen vil bli erobret, husene plyndret, og kvinnene voldtatt. Halvparten av byen vil gå i eksil, men resten av folket vil ikke bli fjernet fra byen.
- B1930
- for jeg vil samle alle hedningefolkene til krig mot Jerusalem, og staden skal bli tatt og husene bli plyndret, og kvinnene bli skjendet, og halvdelen av staden skal måtte gå i landflyktighet, men resten av folket skal ikke utryddes av staden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 21:20–24
But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near.
Read in contextIsaiah 13:16
Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.
Read in contextRomans 9:27–29
Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.
Read in contextMatthew 24:19–22
How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
Read in contextMark 13:14
So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Read in contextMatthew 24:15–16
So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
Read in contextIsaiah 65:6–9
Behold, it is written before Me: I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will pay it back into their laps,
Read in contextGalatians 4:26–27
But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.
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