Zechariah — Chapter 14

📖 Zechariah — Chapter 14 (KJV)

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Zechariah 14:1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

Zechariah 14:2 For I will ^Rgather 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.

Zechariah 14:3 ^RThen shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

Zechariah 14:4 And ^Rhis 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.

Zechariah 14:5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; ^Tfor the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ^Rye 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.

Zechariah 14:6 And it shall come to pass in that day, ^Tthat the light shall ^Rnot be ^Tclear, nor ^Tdark:

Zechariah 14:7 But ^Rit shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.

Zechariah 14:8 And it shall be in that day, that ^Rliving waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the ^Tformer sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.

Zechariah 14:9 And ^Rthe LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.

Zechariah 14:10 All ^Rthe land shall be ^Tturned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and ^Tinhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.

Zechariah 14:11 And men shall dwell in it, and ^Rthere shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

Zechariah 14:12 And this shall be ^Rthe plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

Zechariah 14:13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that ^Ra great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.

Zechariah 14:14 And ^RTJudah also shall fight ^Tat Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.

Zechariah 14:15 And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.

Zechariah 14:16 And it shall come to pass, ^Rthat every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.

Zechariah 14:17 And it shall be, ^Rthat whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.

Zechariah 14:18 And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, ^RTthat 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.

Zechariah 14:19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

Zechariah 14:20 In that day ^Rshall there be upon the ^Tbells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar.

Zechariah 14:21 Yea, ^Revery pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Zechariah 14:1–5 — Jerusalem’s distress is followed by the Lord’s intervention

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Nations gather, the city suffers capture and violence, and captives are taken. The Lord then fights against the nations; the Mount of Olives divides, a way of flight opens, and his coming is announced.

Key Truth: Read the promise of intervention without minimizing the suffering described.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Zechariah 14:6–11 — Living waters accompany the Lord’s worldwide kingship

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

An extraordinary day known to the Lord leads to evening light. Living waters flow from Jerusalem in summer and winter, the Lord is King over all the earth, and the city is safely inhabited.

Key Truth: Let hope center on the Lord’s rule and life-giving presence.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Zechariah 14:12–21 — Judgment, worship, and holiness reach the nations and daily life

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Plague and tumult strike attackers, while surviving nations come to worship the King and keep tabernacles. Refusal has consequences, and even horse bells and ordinary pots bear holiness to the Lord.

Key Truth: Let worship shape ordinary life as well as sacred occasions.

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Related Scripture (KJV)

Ezekiel 47:1 — Ezekiel’s restoration vision also pictures life-giving waters flowing from the house.

Ezekiel 47:1 (KJV) Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar.

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Reflect and Apply

How can reverence for the Lord shape an ordinary part of your day?

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