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.

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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 Lord’s Triumph and Reign

14 A day of the Lord is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence. I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem for battle.(A) The city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women raped. Half the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.

Then the Lord will go out to fight against those nations as He fights on a day of battle.(B) On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives,(C) which faces Jerusalem on the east. The Mount of Olives will be split in half from east to west, forming a huge valley, so that half the mountain will move to the north and half to the south. You will flee by My mountain valley,[a] for the valley of the mountains will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled[b] from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah.(D) Then the Lord my God will come and all the holy ones with Him.[c](E)

On that day there will be no light; the sunlight and moonlight[d] will diminish.[e](F) It will be a day known only to Yahweh,(G) without day or night, but there will be light at evening.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 14:5 Some Hb mss, LXX, Sym, Tg read You will be blocked—the valley of My mountains
  2. Zechariah 14:5 LXX reads It will be blocked as it was blocked
  3. Zechariah 14:5 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg, Tg, Syr; other Hb mss read you
  4. Zechariah 14:6 Lit light; the precious things
  5. Zechariah 14:6 LXX, Sym, Syr, Tg, Vg read no light or cold or ice