Zechariah 14Zechariah14

Young’s Literal TranslationBerean Standard Bible

1. The Destroyers of Jerusalem Destroyed

2. 1YLTLo, a day hath come to Jehovah, And divided hath been thy spoil in thy midst.BSBBSB: Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence.
3. 2YLTAnd I have gathered all the nations unto Jerusalem to battle, And captured hath been the city, And spoiled have been the houses, And the women are lain with, Gone forth hath half the city in a removal, And the remnant of the people are not cut off from the city.BSBBSB: For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.
4. 3YLTAnd gone forth hath Jehovah, And He hath fought against those nations, As in the day of His fighting in a day of conflict.BSBBSB: Then the LORD will go out to fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle.
5. 4YLTAnd stood have His feet, in that day, On the mount of Olives, That is before Jerusalem eastward, And cleft hath been the mount of Olives at its midst, To the east, and to the west, a very great valley, And removed hath the half of the mount towards the north. And its half towards the south.BSBBSB: On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south.
6. 5YLTAnd ye have fled to the valley of My mountains, For join doth the valley of the mountains to Azal, And ye have fled as ye fled before the shaking, In the days of Uzziah king of Judah, And come in hath Jehovah my God, All holy ones are with Thee.BSBBSB: You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.
7. 6YLTAnd it hath come to pass, in that day, The precious light is not, it is dense darkness,BSBBSB: On that day there will be no light, no cold or frost.
8. 7YLTAnd there hath been one day, It is known to Jehovah, not day nor night, And it hath been at evening-time — there is light.BSBBSB: It will be a unique day known only to the LORD, without day or night; but when evening comes, there will be light.
9. 8YLTAnd it hath come to pass, in that day, Go forth do living waters from Jerusalem, Half of them unto the eastern sea, And half of them unto the western sea, In summer and in winter it is.BSBBSB: And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike.
10. 9YLTAnd Jehovah hath become king over all the land, In that day there is one Jehovah, and His name one.BSBBSB: On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone.
11. 10YLTChanged is all the land as a plain, From Gebo to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, And she hath been high, and hath dwelt in her place, Even from the gate of Benjamin To the place of the first gate, unto the front gate, And from the tower of Hananeel, Unto the wine-vats of the king.BSBBSB: All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.
12. 11YLTAnd they have dwelt in her, And destruction is no more, And Jerusalem hath dwelt confidently.BSBBSB: People will live there, and never again will there be an utter destruction. So Jerusalem will dwell securely.
13. 12YLTAnd this is the plague with which Jehovah Doth plague all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem, He hath consumed away its flesh, And it is standing on its feet, And its eyes are consumed in their holes, And its tongue is consumed in their mouth.BSBBSB: 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.
14. 13YLTAnd it hath come to pass, in that day, A great destruction from Jehovah is among them, And they have seized each the hand of his neighbour, And gone up hath his hand against the hand of his neighbour.BSBBSB: On that day a great panic from the LORD will come upon them, so that each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of one will rise against the other.
15. 14YLTAnd also Judah is fought with in Jerusalem, And gathered hath been the force of all the nations round about, Gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.BSBBSB: Judah will also fight at Jerusalem, and the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected—gold, silver, and apparel in great abundance.
16. 15YLTAnd so is the plague of the horse, of the mule, Of the camel, and of the ass, And of all the cattle that are in these camps, As this plague.BSBBSB: And a similar plague will strike the horses and mules, camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.

17. All Nations Will Worship the King

    (Leviticus 23:33–44; Nehemiah 8:13–18)

18. 16YLTAnd it hath come to pass, Every one who hath been left of all the nations, Who are coming in against Jerusalem, They have also gone up from year to year, To bow themselves to the King, Jehovah of Hosts, And to celebrate the feast of the booths.BSBBSB: Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.
19. 17YLTAnd it hath come to pass, That he who doth not go up of the families of the land unto Jerusalem, To bow himself to the King, Jehovah of Hosts, Even on them there is no shower.BSBBSB: And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them.
20. 18YLTAnd if the family of Egypt go not up, nor come in, Then not on them is the plague With which Jehovah doth plague the nations That go not up to celebrate the feast of booths.BSBBSB: And if the people of Egypt will not go up and enter in, then the rain will not fall on them; this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.
21. 19YLTThis is the punishment of the sin of Egypt, And the punishment of the sin of all the nations, That go not up to celebrate the feast of booths.BSBBSB: This will be the punishment of Egypt and of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.
22. 20YLTIn that day there is on bells of the horse, 'Holy to Jehovah,' And the pots in the house of Jehovah Have been as bowls before the altar.BSBBSB: On that day, HOLY TO THE LORD will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in the house of the LORD will be like the sprinkling bowls before the altar.
23. 21YLTAnd every pot in Jerusalem, and in Judah, Have been holy to Jehovah of Hosts, And all those sacrificing have come in, And have taken of them, and boiled in them, And there is no merchant any more in the house of Jehovah of Hosts in that day!BSBBSB: 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.