Zechariah 7:14

But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
whirlwind	וְאֵ֣סָעֲרֵ֗ם ve.'E.sa.'a.Rem	H5590	to rush upon · conjunction + verb, piel, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
nations	הַגּוֹיִם֙ ha.go.Yim	H1471	a foreign nation · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
knew	יְדָע֔וּם ye.da.'Um	H3045	to know (properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
land	וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ ve.ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · conjunction + definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
desolate	נָשַׁ֣מָּה na.Sha.mah	H8074	to stun (or intransitively · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
after	אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם 'a.cha.rei.Hem	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
through	מֵֽעֹבֵ֖ר me.'o.Ver	H5674	to cross over · preposition + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
returned	וּמִשָּׁ֑ב u.mi.Shav	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + preposition + verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
laid	וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ vai.ya.Si.mu	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
pleasant	חֶמְדָּ֖ה chem.Dah	H2532	delight · noun, common feminine singular absolute
land	אֶֽרֶץ 'e.retz-	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct
desolate	לְשַׁמָּֽה le.sha.Mah	H8047	ruin · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Deuteronomy 28:33 The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway…
Deuteronomy 28:64 And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods,…
Jeremiah 23:19 Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.
Deuteronomy 4:27 And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.
Jeremiah 5:15 Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation who…
Deuteronomy 28:49 The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou sha…
Zechariah 2:6 Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith…
Leviticus 26:22 I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 7:8–end

What was said Zac 7:7, that they should have heard the words of the former prophets, is here enlarged upon, for warning to these hypocritical enquirers, who continued their sins when they asked with great preciseness whether they should continue their fasts. This prophet had before put them in mind of their fathers' disobedience to the calls of the prophets, and what was the consequence of it (Zac 1:4-6), and now here again; for others' harms should be our warnings. God's judgments upon Israel of old for their sins were written for admonition to us Christians (Co1 10:11), and the same use we should make of similar providences in our own day. I. This prophet here repeats the heads of the serm…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zechariah 7:14

whirlwind--of wrath (Nah 1:3). nations whom they knew not--foreign and barbarous. desolate after them--after their expulsion and exile. It was ordered remarkably by God's providence, that no occupants took possession of it, but that during the Jews' absence it was reserved for them against their return after seventy years. they laid . . . desolate--The Jews did so by their sins. The blame of their destruction lay with themselves, rather than with the Babylonians (Ch2 36:21). pleasant land--Canaan. Literally, "the land of desire" (Jer 3:19). Next: Zechariah Chapter 8

Adam Clarke on Zechariah 7:14

I scattered them with a whirlwind - This refers to the swift victories and cruel conduct of the Chaldeans towards the Jews; they came upon them like a whirlwind; they were tossed to and fro, and up and down, everywhere scattered and confounded.

John Gill on Zechariah 7:14

But I scattered them with a whirlwind,.... Denoting the fierceness of his wrath, and the strength of his fury, seen in their dispersion: among all the nations whom they knew not; such as the Babylonians, Medes, and Persians, people before unknown to the Jews: thus the land was desolate after them; that is, the land of Judea was destitute of inhabitants, or had but few remaining in it, after the Jews were carried captive into Babylon; for the rest, after the death of Gedaliah, fled into Egypt: that no man passed through, nor returned; neither from Egypt, nor from Babylon, until the seventy years of captivity were ended; nor indeed did any from other nations pass through and fro, or settle…

Dictionary and topics

Call Of God, The · Temporal judgments — Temporal judgments

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Zechariah 7:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 7:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zechariah 7:14

Adam Clarke on Zechariah 7:14

John Gill on Zechariah 7:14

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Zechariah 7:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 7:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Zechariah 7:14

Adam Clarke on Zechariah 7:14

John Gill on Zechariah 7:14

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Zechariah 7:14–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Zechariah 7:13–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Zechariah 7:14

Rashi on Zechariah 7:14