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Zechariah 14:2

Jerusalem
Judgment

1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

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.

3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

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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
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.

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Cross references

  • Luke 21:20–24

    And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

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  • Isaiah 13:16

    Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.

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  • Romans 9:27–29

    Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:

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  • Matthew 24:19–22

    And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

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  • Mark 13:14

    But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judæa flee to the mountains:

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  • Matthew 24:15–16

    When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

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  • Isaiah 65:6–9

    Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,

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  • Galatians 4:26–27

    But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

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