God Will Battle Jerusalem’s Enemies

14 Behold, a (A)day is coming for the Lord when (B)the spoils taken from you will be divided among you. For I will (C)gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city will be taken, the (D)houses plundered, the women raped, and half of the city exiled, but the rest of the people will not be eliminated from the city. Then the Lord will go forth and (E)fight against those nations, as [a]when He fights on a day of battle. On that day His feet will (F)stand on the Mount of Olives, which is in front of Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be (G)split [b]in its middle from east to west forming a very large valley. Half of the mountain will move toward the north, and the other half toward the south. And you will flee by the valley of My mountains, for the valley of the mountains will reach to Azel; yes, you will flee just as you fled from the (H)earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. (I)Then the Lord, my God, will come, and all the holy ones with [c]Him!

On that day there will be (J)no light; the [d]luminaries will die out. For it will be (K)a unique day which is (L)known to the Lord, neither day nor night, but it will come about that at the (M)time of evening there will be light.

And on that day (N)living waters will flow out of Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea and the other half toward the western sea; it will be in summer as well as in winter.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 14:3 Lit a day of His fighting
  2. Zechariah 14:4 Lit from
  3. Zechariah 14:5 As in many mss and ancient versions; MT You
  4. Zechariah 14:6 Lit glorious ones will congeal

The day of the Lord

14 A day is coming that belongs to the Lord,
        when that which has been plundered from you will be divided among you.
I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem for the battle,
        the city will be captured,
        the houses will be plundered,
        and the women will be raped.
Half of the city will go forth into exile,
        but what is left of the people won’t be eliminated from the city.
The Lord will go out and fight against those nations as when he fights on a day of battle.
On that day he will stand upon the Mount of Olives, to the east of Jerusalem.
        The Mount of Olives will be split in half by a very large valley running from east to west.
        Half of the mountain will move north,
            and the other half will move south.
You will flee through the valley of my mountain,
        because the valley of the mountains will reach to Azal.
You will flee just as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Judah’s King Uzziah.
        The Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with him.[a]
On that day, there will be no light.
        Splendid things will disappear.[b]
On one day known to the Lord, there will be neither day nor night,
        but at evening time there will be light.
    On that day, running water will flow out from Jerusalem,
        half of it to the Dead Sea[c]
        and half of it to the Mediterranean;[d]
        this will happen during the summer and the fall.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 14:5 Or you
  2. Zechariah 14:6 Heb uncertain
  3. Zechariah 14:8 Or eastern sea
  4. Zechariah 14:8 Or western sea