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Zechariah 14:3

Judgment

1 Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence.

2 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.

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.

5 You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.

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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
Then the LORD will go out to fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle.
KJV
Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
WEB
Then the LORD will go out and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
ASV
Then shall Jehovah go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
DARBY
And Jehovah will go forth and fight with those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
BLB
And YHWH will go forth, and He will do battle against those nations, as in the day of His fighting in a day of battle.
ÅB
For Herren skal dra ut og stride mot disse hedningefolk, som han før har stridt på kampens dag.
OTB
Da vil Herren gå ut og kjempe mot disse nasjonene, som Han kjemper på en kampdag.
B1930
For Herren skal dra ut og stride mot disse hedningefolk, som han før har stridt på kampens dag.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Zechariah 12:9

    So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

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  • Joel 3:9–17

    Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack!

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  • Zechariah 2:8–9

    For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—

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  • Zephaniah 3:19

    Behold, at that time, I will deal with all who afflict you. I will save the lame and gather the scattered; and I will appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth.

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  • Joel 3:2

    I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations as they divided up My land.

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  • Daniel 2:44–45

    In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.

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  • Exodus 15:1–6

    Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.

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  • 2 Chronicles 20:15

    And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.

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