Zechariah 14:4-9

4 1On that day his feet shall stand 2on 3the Mount of Olives that lies before Jerusalem on the east, and 4the Mount of Olives shall be split in two from east to west by 5a very wide valley, so that one half of the Mount shall move northward, and the other half southward.
5 And you shall flee to the valley of my mountains, for the valley of the mountains shall reach to Azal. And you shall flee as you fled from 6the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with him.
6 7On that day 8there shall be 9no light, cold, or frost.[a]
7 10And there shall be a unique[b] day, 11which is known to the LORD, neither day nor night, but 12at evening time there shall be light.
8 13On that day 14living waters shall flow out from Jerusalem, half of them to 15the eastern sea[c] and half of them to 16the western sea.[d]17It shall continue in summer as in winter.
9 And 18the LORD will be king over all the earth. 19On that day the LORD will be 20one and 21his name one.

Zechariah 14:4-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ZECHARIAH 14

This chapter treats of the coming of Christ with all his saints, and his personal appearance among them; and of the signs of the times before that; and of what shall befall the enemies of the church, both open and secret; and of the happy state and condition of the church itself. First there will be a time of great affliction to the people of God, Zec 14:1,2, when the Lord will appear and fight for them, and will appear to them, and with them, Zec 14:3-5 but before this time it will be an uncommon season, neither day nor night; at the close of which, light will break forth, Zec 14:6,7 the Gospel will be spread far and near, attended with the Spirit and grace of God in great plenty, Zec 14:8 which will bring on the spiritual reign of Christ over all the earth, Zec 14:9 particularly the land of Judea, and the city of Jerusalem, shall be inhabited by men with safety, Zec 14:10,11 and all those that oppose and fight against the Lord's people shall be destroyed, partly by an immediate plague from the Lord upon them, and partly by the hands of one another, and also by the saints of the most High; and the plague shall not only be upon their persons, but upon their cattle likewise, Zec 14:12-16 and as for those that profess the Christian name, and yet neglect or refuse to worship the Lord in a spiritual and evangelical manner, there shall be no rain upon them, Zec 14:17-19 and as for the church and people of God, there shall be universal holiness among them, and not a single Canaanite to be found in the midst of them, Zec 14:20,21.

Cross References 21

  • 1. [ver. 1]; See Zechariah 12:3
  • 2. [Ezekiel 11:23]
  • 3. 2 Samuel 15:30
  • 4. 2 Samuel 15:30
  • 5. [ver. 10]
  • 6. Amos 1:1
  • 7. [See ver. 4 above]
  • 8. [Isaiah 60:19; Revelation 21:23]
  • 9. [Isaiah 60:19; Revelation 21:23]
  • 10. Revelation 21:25
  • 11. Matthew 24:36
  • 12. [Isaiah 30:26]
  • 13. [See ver. 4 above]
  • 14. John 4:10; Revelation 22:1; [Isaiah 33:21; Ezekiel 47:1; Joel 3:18]
  • 15. Joel 2:20
  • 16. Joel 2:20
  • 17. [Isaiah 33:16]
  • 18. Psalms 47:7; [ver. 16, 17; Malachi 1:14]
  • 19. [ver. 1]; See Zechariah 12:3
  • 20. Ephesians 4:5, 6
  • 21. [Zechariah 13:2]

Footnotes 4

  • [a]. Compare Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, Targum; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
  • [b]. Hebrew one
  • [c]. That is, the Dead Sea
  • [d]. That is, the Mediterranean Sea
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