Zechariah 14#Verse 10

The original text was written in the Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 21 verses.

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text, which includes the Codex Cairensis (from year 895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (930), and Codex Leningradensis (1008).{{sfn|Würthwein|1995|pp=35-37}}{{sfn|Boda|2016|pp=2–3}}

Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, that is, 4Q76 (4QXII^a; mid 2nd century BCE) with extant verses 18.{{sfn|Boda|2016|p=3}}[http://thewaytoyahuweh.com/research/dead-sea-scrolls/#zechariah Dead sea scrolls – Zechariah]{{sfn|Ulrich|2010|p=623}}{{sfn|Fitzmyer|2008|p=38}}

There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BC. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^Q; 6th century).{{sfn|Würthwein|1995|pp=73-74}}

The phrase "that day" occurs seven times in this chapter,Verses 4, 6, 8, 9, 13, 20 and 21 having also been used several times in chapters 12 and 13. Biblical writer Katrina Larkin notes that the phrase has a range of biblical uses, but in Zechariah its meaning is eschatological.{{sfn|Larkin|2007|pp=614-615}} Albert Barnes notes that in this chapter, the wording refers back to verse 1, where a literal translation states that "a day is coming, the {{Lord}}'s". Typically, English translations states that "a day is coming for the {{Lord}}".E.g. {{bibleverse|Zechariah|14:1|NRSVA}}: New Revised Standard Version

Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles or Feast of Booths, is singled out in this chapter (verses 16-20). Highlighting this feast among the three pilgrim festivals of Judaism highlights its "special status in the sacred calendar".Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Zechariah%2014&version=NABRE#fen-NABRE-27404d Footnote d] at Zechariah 14:16 in the New American Bible Revised Edition, accessed on 1 February 2025

The prophet's interest in the fate of the nations who opposed Jerusalem is revealed in the section from verse 12 to verse 19.{{sfn|Larkin|2007|p=615}}

This section describes God gathering the nations to lay siege to Jerusalem and when half of the population has been exiled, God comes to deliver the city (2–3), defeating those opposing Jerusalem (verses 12–15).{{sfn|Mason|1993|p=828}}

{{Quote|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 half of it toward the south.{{bibleverse|Zechariah|14:4|KJV}} KJV}}

• "Mount of Olives": This mount lay on the east of Jerusalem, separated by the deep Kidron Valley, rising to a height of some 600 feet, and intercepting the view of the wilderness of Judaea and the Jordan ghor. It rises 187 feet above Mount Zion, 295 feet above Mount Moriah, 443 feet above Gethsemane, and lies between the city and the wilderness toward the Dead Sea and around its northern side, wound the road to Bethany and the Jordan. This verse is the only place in the Hebrew Bible (= Old Testament) where the name is exactly spelled, although it is often alluded to (e.g. 2 Samuel 15:30; 1 Kings 11:7; 2 Kings 23:13, where it is called "the mount of corruption", etc.).Exell, Joseph S.; Spence-Jones, Henry Donald Maurice (Editors). [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/14.htm On "Zechariah 14".] In: The Pulpit Commentary. 23 volumes. First publication: 1890. Accessed 24 April 2019. There "upon the mountain, which is on the east side of the city, the glory of the Lord stood," when it had "gone up from the midst of the city" (Ezekiel 11:23).Barnes, A., [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/barnes/zechariah/14.htm Notes on the Bible - Zechariah 14]. James Murphy (ed). London: Blackie & Son, 1884. Reprint, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998 The place of Jesus' departure at the time of ascension is located here and the same as the place of his return (in a similar "manner", {{bibleverse|Acts|1:11|9}}). Coming "from the east" ({{bibleverse|Matthew|24:27|9}}), Jesus made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives ({{bibleverse|Matthew|21:1-10|9}}; cf. {{bibleverse|Ezekiel|11:23|9}}, with {{bibleverse|Ezekiel|43:2|9}}, "from the way of the east").
• "Shall cleave in the midst thereof": The cleaving of the mount in two is by a fissure or valley (a prolongation of the "valley of Jehoshaphat" or "valley of decision" ({{bibleverse|Joel|3:2|9}}),Gill, John. [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/gill/zechariah/14.htm Exposition of the Entire Bible. "Zechariah 14".] Published in 1746-1763. extending from Jerusalem on the west towards Jordan River, eastward. It results in an opening to escape for the besieged (cf. {{bibleverse|Joel|3:12, 14|9}}). Half the divided mount is thereby forced northward, half southward; the valley running between.Jamieson, Robert; Fausset, Andrew Robert; Brown, David. Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary On the Whole Bible. [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/jfb/zechariah/14.htm "Zechariah 14"]. 1871.

{{Quote|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.{{bibleverse|Zechariah|14:5|KJV}}: KJV}}

Amos prophesied in 8th century BCE (Amos 1:1), two years before "the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah". This event was related to the one occurred when King Uzziah was stricken with leprosy for invading the priest's office, according to Josephus.Flavius Josephus, Antiquity. l. 9. c. 10. sect. 4. Josephus wrote that at a place near the city called Eroge, half part of the mountain towards the west was broken, rolled then stood half a mile towards the eastern part, up to the king's gardens.

{{Quote|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.{{bibleverse|Zechariah|14:10|KJV}} KJV}}

• "Corner Gate": was to the northwest of Jerusalem ({{bibleverse|2 Kings|14:13|KJV}}; Jeremiah 31:38), a part of expansion to the northwest side of the city under Uzziah and Hezekiah.{{JewishEncyclopedia|url=http://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/8604-jerusalem|article=JERUSALEM |inline=1}}. Quotes: Jehoash of Israel destroyed 400 cubits of the wall from the Ephraim Gate to the corner gate (II Kings xiv. 13). It seems probable that the wall was repaired under Uzziah; at least, according to II Chron. xxvi. 9,... The coming of Sennacherib (701) caused the rebuilding of some portion of the wall ... Hezekiah is mentioned as having done this repairing.... Where the towers Hananeel and Ha-Meah or Meah stood can not be ascertained. They are mentioned in Jer. xxxi. 38; Zech. xiv. 10; Neh. iii. 1, xii. 39. The former seems to have marked the northeast corner of the city;... The "old gate" or "gate of the old pool"—referring perhaps to the Patriarch's Pool northwest of the city—is called also "Sha'ar ha-Rishon" (Zech. xiv. 10) and "Sha'ar ha-Pinnah" (II Kings xiv. 13; Jer. xxxi. 38; "ha-Poneh," IIChron. xxv. 23; "ha-Pinnim," Zech. xiv. 10).
• "Tower of Hananeel": a well-known landmark, which is mentioned also in Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 12:39; Jeremiah 31:38, standing midway between "the sheep gate" and "the fish gate", at the northeast corner of Jerusalem, then from this point, the wall which had run northwestern from the sheep gate now turned to west.

In the end times, the survivors among the gentile nations are called upon to come annually to Jerusalem to celebrate Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles. Those who do not come will be punished with no rain (verse 17) and with plague (verses 12-15).{{sfn|Rogerson|2003|pp=728–729}}

According to the final words of the book, the prophet "foresees the sanctification of everything in the land of Israel".Jerusalem Bible (1966), Footnote o at Zechariah 14:21, London: Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd. and Doubleday and Co. Inc. These verses depict a "sanctified Jerusalem in [a] ritual sense".{{sfn|Rogerson|2003|p=729}}

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• Arabah-Jordan
• Geba
• Jerusalem
• Mount of Olives
• Tower of Hananeel}}
• Related Bible parts: Amos 1, Zechariah 13, Luke 24, Acts 1

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• [http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt2314.htm Zechariah 14] Hebrew with 1917 JPS English translation at Mamre Institute
• [https://www.sefaria.org.il/Zechariah.14.2?lang=bi Zechariah 14] Hebrew with 2023 JPS English translation
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• [http://www.latinvulgate.com/verse.aspx?t=0&b=43&c=14 The Prophecy of Zacharias: Chapter 14]. Vulgate in Latin with the Douay-Rheims Bible English translation at latinvulgate.com

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