Zechariah 14:12

Translations

Modern

And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.

Traditional

And this shall be the 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.

Literal

And this will be the plague with which YHWH will strike all the people who fought against Jerusalem: The rotting of his flesh, and he is standing on his feet; his eyes will rot in their sockets, and the tongue will rot in their mouth.

Latin

Et hæc erit plaga qua percutiet Dominus omnes gentes quæ pugnaverunt adversus Jerusalem: tabescet caro uniuscujusque stantis super pedes suos: et oculi ejus contabescent in foraminibus suis, et lingua eorum contabescet in ore suo.

Original

Hebrew

English

And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.

Notes

Zechariah 14:12

As the divine judge, God punishes those who rebel against him with a sudden and deadly plague (see Exodus 9:14; Numbers 14:36–37; 2 Samuel 24:10–25; Jeremiah 14:11–12).

Zechariah 14:1–21

Zechariah ends with visions of judgment, salvation, and God's universal kingdom. In the future, Israel will face a siege and near destruction, but the Lord will intervene to save his people (Zechariah 14:3–4) and punish their enemies with a severe plague (14:12). Israel will be restored as God's people, and Jerusalem will become the center of civilization (Zechariah 14:16–17). God's rule will extend over the entire earth (Zechariah 14:9), and the natural world will change (14:6–10). God's holiness will be the defining feature of his rule over the earth (Zechariah 14:20–21).

Zechariah’s message calls God’s people to hope in the King of Israel, who has full power and authority.

Zechariah 12:1–14:21

The theme of Jerusalem versus the nations connects the four messages in Zechariah's second oracle. The nations gather against Jerusalem at both the start (Zechariah 12:1–9) and the end (14:1–15) of the oracle. The repeated phrase on that day points to the future day of the Lord.

This oracle shows both judgment and blessing for Jerusalem. The main focus is the cleansing of the people of Israel (Zechariah 13:1), ending with God's universal kingdom (14:16–21). These future visions encouraged the Judeans of Zechariah's time to stay faithful despite feeling unimportant and helpless.

Theme notes and profiles

Apocalyptic Literature God’s Promised Kingdom

Events

Prophecies of Zechariahc. 520 BC

Related verses

Ezekiel 39:17–20
And as for you, son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: Call out to every kind of bird and to every beast of the field: ‘Assemble and come together from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, a great feast on the mountains of Israel. There you will eat flesh and drink blood.
Isaiah 66:15–16
For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire.
Micah 4:11–13
But now many nations have assembled against you, saying, “Let her be defiled, and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”
Ezekiel 38:18–22
Now on that day when Gog comes against the land of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, My wrath will flare up.
Psalm 110:5–6
The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.
Psalm 90:11
Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due.
Zechariah 12:9
So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Micah 7:16–17
Nations will see and be ashamed, deprived of all their might. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ears will become deaf.
Leviticus 26:28
…then I will walk in fury against you, and I, even I, will punish you sevenfold for your sins.
Revelation 9:5–6
The locusts were not given power to kill them, but only to torment them for five months, and their torment was like the stinging of a scorpion.
Isaiah 34:1–17
Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.
Leviticus 26:21
If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

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