John Trapp Complete Commentary - Zechariah 14:17
Zec 14:17 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. Ver. 17. Even upon them shall be no rain ] i.e. Nullam misericordiam assequentur, saith Theodoret; They shall get no good at God’s hand. Judea was sumen totius orbis, bread basket of the whole world, as one saith, a very fat and fertile country; but yet so as that her fruitfulness depended much upon seasonable... read more
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 14:1-21
Zechariah 14:1-2 . I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle. The tenth legion joined the Roman general; and though they could not take the city by storm, yet famine at last did what could not be effected by the sword, nor by engines of war. But assuredly, the whole connection of this chapter looks farther than the revolt of the Jews against the Romans, and will receive a most signal accomplishment in the final destruction of the enemies of the church. Revelation 16:14-16.... read more