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Zechariah 14

Zechariah 14:7

The Destroyers of Jerusalem Destroyed · Zechariah 14:1–15
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Translations

Modern
It will be a unique day known only to the LORD, without day or night; but when evening comes, there will be light.
Traditional
But it 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.
Literal
And it will be a unique day—it is known to YHWH—with no day and no night, and it will come to pass at the time of evening, that there will be light.
Latin
Et erit dies una quæ nota est Domino, non dies neque nox: et in tempore vesperi erit lux.

Original

Hebrew
English
It will be a unique day known only to the LORD, without day or night; but when evening comes, there will be light.

Notes

Zechariah 14:7

a unique day: The day of the Lord will bring major changes to the world (see Isaiah 60:19–22; Revelation 21:22–25). This promise emphasizes that God created the sun and moon, and they are not eternal gods. Light does not come from them.

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.

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Topics

Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of Blessing and Restoration