Keraia
Zechariah 14

Zechariah 14:21

All Nations Will Worship the King · Zechariah 14:16–21
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Translations

Modern
Indeed, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD of Hosts, and all who sacrifice will come and take some pots and cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of Hosts.
Traditional
Yea, every 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.
Literal
And every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be a holy thing to YHWH of hosts; and everyone sacrificing will come and will take from them and will cook in them. And there will be no longer a Canaanite in the house of YHWH of hosts on that day.
Latin
Et erit omnis lebes in Jerusalem et in Juda sanctificatus Domino exercituum: et venient omnes immolantes, et sument ex eis, et coquent in eis: et non erit mercator ultra in domo Domini exercituum in die illo.

Original

Hebrew
English
Indeed, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD of Hosts, and all who sacrifice will come and take some pots and cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of Hosts.

Notes

Zechariah 14:21

  • every pot: In God's kingdom, even ordinary pots will become holy, like those used in temple rituals. This change will remove all Old Testament differences between sacred and ordinary items.

  • Canaanites: People linked commercial activity with the Canaanites (see Hosea 12:7; Zephaniah 1:11). The term might mean idolaters or suggest that under God's rule, traditional ethnic boundaries will disappear. The passage may predict Jesus cleansing the Jerusalem temple, which leads to cleansing believers' hearts through the holy spirit (see John 2:13–16; 1 Corinthians 6:11; Titus 3:5).

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.

Events

Parallels

Leviticus 23:33–44 Nehemiah 8:13–18

People

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Places

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

Glossary

Gog Holy War Holy War Zechariah, Book of Zion

Topics

Bowl: Stamped |Holiness to the Lord| Church: Prophecies Concerning Prosperity of Gentiles: Prophecies of the Conversion of Holiness: General Scriptures Concerning Holiness: Promised to the Church Jesus, the Christ: Prophecies Concerning Universality of the Kingdom of Millennium: General Scriptures Concerning Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Blessing and Restoration Religious Zeal: General Scriptures Concerning