Zechariah 14:3
1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
2 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.
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.
5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
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.
Compare
- 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
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Read in contextJoel 3:9–17
Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
Read in contextZechariah 2:8–9
For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
Read in contextZephaniah 3:19
Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
Read in contextJoel 3:2
I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
Read in contextDaniel 2:44–45
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
Read in contextExodus 15:1–6
Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Read in context2 Chronicles 20:15
And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
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