Zechariah 14:2

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
gather	וְאָסַפְתִּ֨י ve.'a.saf.Ti	H622	to gather for any purpose · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 1st person common singular
nations	הַגּוֹיִ֥ם ha.go.Yim	H1471	a foreign nation · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַם֮ ye.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · proper noun, a place name
battle	לַמִּלְחָמָה֒ la.mil.cha.Mah	H4421	a battle (i.e. the engagement) · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
city	הָעִ֗יר ha.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
taken	וְנִלְכְּדָ֣ה ve.nil.ke.Dah	H3920	to catch (in a net · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
houses	הַבָּ֣תִּ֔ים ha.Ba.Tim	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
rifled	וְנָשַׁ֙סּוּ֙ ve.na.Sha.su	H8155	to plunder · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
women	וְהַנָּשִׁ֖ים ve.ha.na.Shim	H802	a woman · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
ravished	תִּשָּׁכַ֑בְנָה ti.sha.khab.nah	H7901	to lie down (for rest · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural
half	חֲצִ֤י cha.Tzi	H2677	the half or middle · noun, common masculine singular construct
city	הָעִיר֙ ha.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
forth	וְיָצָ֞א ve.ya.Tza'	H3318	to go (causatively · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
captivity	בַּגּוֹלָ֔ה ba.go.Lah	H1473	exile · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
residue	וְיֶ֣תֶר ve.Ye.ter	H3499	properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
people	הָעָ֔ם ha.'Am	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
off	יִכָּרֵ֖ת yi.ka.Ret	H3772	to cut (off · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
city	הָעִֽיר ha.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Luke 21:20-24 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
Isaiah 13:16 Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
Romans 9:27-29 Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:
Matthew 24:19-22 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
Mark 13:14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth und…
Matthew 24:15-16 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him…
Isaiah 65:6-9 Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
Luke 19:43-44 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 14:1-7

God's providences concerning his church are here represented as strangely changing and strangely mixed. I. As strangely changing. Sometimes the tide runs high and strong against them, but presently it turns, and comes to be in favour of them; and God has, for wise and holy ends, set the one over against the other. 1. God here appears against Jerusalem; judgment begins at the house of God. When the day of the Lord comes (Zac 14:1) Jerusalem must pass through the fire to be refined. God himself gathers all nations against Jerusalem to battle (Zac 14:2); he gives them a charge, as he did Sennacherib, to take the spoil and to take the prey (Isa 10:6), for the people of Jerusalem have now become…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zechariah 14:2

gather all nations, &c.--The prophecy seems literal (compare Joe 3:2). If Antichrist be the leader of the nations, it seems inconsistent with the statement that he will at this time be sitting in the temple as God at Jerusalem (Th2 2:4); thus Antichrist outside would be made to besiege Antichrist within the city. But difficulties do not set aside revelations: the event will clear up seeming difficulties. Compare the complicated movements, Dan. 11:1-45. half . . . the residue--In Zac 13:8-9, it is "two-thirds" that perish, and "the third" escapes. There, however, it is "in all the land"; here it is "half of the city." Two-thirds of the "whole people" perish, one-third survives. One-half of…

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Adam Clarke on 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 which should be committed during the siege of Jerusalem, and at its capture. The residue of the people shad not be cut off - Many were preserved for slaves, and for exhibition in the provincial theatres.

John Gill on Zechariah 14:2

The Church Fathers

And we can see this with our own eyes. For though many have afflicted the word of Christ and are even now contending with it, yet it is lifted above them and become stronger than them all. Yes, truly, the hand of Christ is raised against all that afflicted him, and all his enemies who from time to time rise up against his church are said to be "utterly destroyed." The fulfillment of this also agrees with the passages quoted on the destruction of the whole Jewish race, which came on them after the coming of Christ. For Zechariah writes this prophecy after the return from Babylon, foretelling the final siege of the people by the Romans, through which the whole Jewish race was to become subject to their enemies. He says that only the remnant of the people shall be saved, exactly describing the apostles of our Savior.
— Eusebius of Caesarea, PROOF OF THE GOSPEL 2:3.50, 53

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Dictionary and topics

Captive — One taken in war. Captives were often treated with great cruelty and indignity (1 Kings 20:32; Josh. 10:24; Judg. 1:7; 2 Sam. 4:12; Judg. 8:7; 2 Sam. 12:31; 1 Chr. 20:3). When a city was taken by…

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Zechariah 14:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 14:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zechariah 14:2

Adam Clarke on Zechariah 14:2

John Gill on Zechariah 14:2

The Church Fathers

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Zechariah 14:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 14:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zechariah 14:2

Adam Clarke on Zechariah 14:2

John Gill on Zechariah 14:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Zechariah 14:1-2

Keil & Delitzsch on Zechariah 14:1-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Zechariah 14:2

Rashi on Zechariah 14:2