Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in
the midst of thee.
BEHOLD, THE DAY OF THE LORD COMETH - in which He shall vindicate His
justice, by punishing the wicked, and then BEHOLD, THE DAY OF THE LORD
COMETH - in which He shall vindicate His justice, by punishing the... [ Continue Reading ]
For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the
city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished;
and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of
the people shall not be cut off from the city.
FOR I WILL GATHER ALL NATIONS AGAINST JERUSA... [ Continue Reading ]
Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as
when he fought in the day of battle.
THEN - in Jerusalem's extremity.
SHALL THE LORD GO FORTH, AND FIGHT AGAINST THOSE NATIONS, AS WHEN HE
FOUGHT IN THE DAY OF BATTLE - as when Yahweh fought for Israel against
the Egyptians at t... [ Continue Reading ]
And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which
is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave
in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there
shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove
toward the north, and ha... [ Continue Reading ]
And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of
the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye
fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah:
and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
YE SHALL FLEE TO THE VALLEY -... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be
clear, nor dark:
AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS IN THAT DAY, THAT THE LIGHT SHALL NOT BE
CLEAR NOR DARK. Jerome, Vulgate ('frigus et gelu'), Chaldaic, Syriac,
and the Septuagint [kai psuchos kai pagos] translate, 'there shall not
be li... [ Continue Reading ]
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.
BUT IT SHALL BE ONE DAY - a day altogether unique, different from all
others (Maurer). Compare "one," i:e., unique, ; . Not as Henderson
explains, 'one... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from
Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward
the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
LIVING WATERS SHALL GO OUT FROM JERUSALEM - (; ).
HALF OF THEM TOWARD THE FORMER SEA - i:e., the front o... [ Continue Reading ]
And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall
there be one LORD, and his name one.
AND THE LORD SHALL BE KING OVER ALL THE EARTH. implies that this is
to be the consequence of Israel being again recognized by God as His
own people. For after saying "Thy Maker is thine husband... [ Continue Reading ]
All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of
Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from
Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner
gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.
ALL THE LAND SHALL BE TU... [ Continue Reading ]
And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter
destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
AND THERE SHALL BE NO MORE UTTER DESTRUCTION - (Jeremiah 31:40).
literally, no more curse [ cheerem (H2764)] (Revelation 22:3: cf.
Malachi 4:6), for there will be no more sin. Tempora... [ Continue Reading ]
And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the
people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume
away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume
away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their
mouth.
AND THIS SHALL BE T... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the
LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the
hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of
his neighbour.
A GREAT TUMULT FROM THE LORD SHALL BE AMONG THEM - "a tumult:" a
consternati... [ Continue Reading ]
And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the
heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and
apparel, in great abundance.
AND JUDAH ALSO SHALL FIGHT AT JERUSALEM - namely, against the foe;
not against Jerusalem, as Maurer translates, at variance with t... [ Continue Reading ]
And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel,
and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as
this plague.
AND SO SHALL BE THE PLAGUE OF THE HORSE, OF THE MULE, OF THE CAMEL,
OF THE ASS. The plague shall affect the very beasts belonging to the
foe. A... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the
nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to
year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of
tabernacles.
EVERY ONE THAT IS LEFT OF ALL THE NATIONS WHICH CAME AGAINST
JERUSALEM SHALL EVE... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of
the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even
upon them shall be no rain.
WHOSO WILL NOT COME UP OF ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH UNTO
JERUSALEM TO WORSHIP THE KING ... EVEN UPON THEM SHALL BE NO RAIN -
in... [ Continue Reading ]
And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no
rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the
heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
IF THE FAMILY OF EGYPT GO NOT UP, AND COME NOT, THAT HAVE NO RAIN,
THERE SHALL BE THE PLAGUE - specified a... [ Continue Reading ]
This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all
nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
THIS SHALL BE THE PUNISHMENT, [ chaTa't (H2403)] - literally, sin -
i:e., punishment for sin.... [ Continue Reading ]
In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS
UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD's house shall be like the
bowls before the altar.
IN THAT DAY SHALL THERE BE UPON THE BELLS OF THE HORSES, HOLINESS
UNTO THE LORD - namely, this inscription, "Holiness to the Lord," the
same... [ Continue Reading ]
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
YEA, EVERY POT - even in private houses, as in the temple, shall be... [ Continue Reading ]