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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Zechariah 14:2

All nations — The Romans who at that time had the rule over all the nations of that part of the world. The residue — That small number of the Jews who were spared by Titus. Shall not be cut off — Were not forbidden to dwell about the city.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Zechariah 14:2. _I WILL GATHER ALL NATIONS_] The _Romans_, whose armies were composed of all the nations of the world. In this verse there is a pitiful account given of the _horrible outrages_ w...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    I WILL GATHER ALL NATIONS AGAINST JERUSALEM TO BATTLE - This is a feature which belongs to the end. It had been dwelt upon by Joel; Joel 3:2, Joel 3:11; Ezekiel spoke of the “many nations” Ezekiel 38:...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _all nations_ Comp. Joel 3:2; Joel 3:9-11; Ezekiel 38, 39; Revelation 20:7-9....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THE RESIDUE OF THE PEOPLE SHALL NOT BE CUT OFF FROM THE CITY— It is impossible to reconcile these words with the state of facts at the time when Jerusalem was taken by the Romans; for at that time, we...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE JUDGMENT OF THE HEATHEN. EXALTATION OF JERUSALEM This chapter has the appearance of a late work. It has all the general characteristics of the style of literature known to students in the book of...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ אָסַפְתִּ֨י אֶת ־כָּל ־הַ גֹּויִ֥ם ׀ אֶֽל

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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 resid...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Behold, the day of the Lord cometh_ A day of the Lord's great wrath and indignation will soon overtake you, O sinful, unthankful, bloody Jews! A day remarkable for the execution of divine vengeance u...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE JUDGMENT AND THE REDEMPTION...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    NATIONS PUNISHED, THEN RESTORED (vv. 1-15) This chapter goes back to consider the The Great Tribulation from another viewpoint. "Behold, the day of the Lord is coming (v.1). The day of the Lord stan...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-7 The Lord Jesus often stood upon the Mount of Olives when on earth. He ascended from thence to heaven, and then desolations and distresses came upon the Jewish nation. Such is the view taken of th...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    FOR: this gives not the reason why, but introduceth an account how, this thing shall be done. I WILL GATHER: God will summon and bring together his army. They do it themselves by their own counsels, f...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The return of Christ. Armageddon. The changes in Palestine. The kingdom established on earth. CHARACTERS: God, Zechariah, Christ. CONCLUSION: In the last days, Christ shall return in glory...

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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