Zechariah 14:1 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 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 (Zech. 14:1) Jerusalem must pass through the fire to be refined. God... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 14:1

Behold, the day of the Lord cometh ,.... Or the day when the Lord will come, both in his spiritual and personal reign; for this is not to be understood of his first coming in the flesh, at which time none of the things after mentioned happened; nor of his coming to take vengeance on the Jews; but rather of his coming to convert them: and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee ; not the substance of the nations, divided by the Israelites in the midst of Jerusalem, as the Targum... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:1

Behold, the day of the Lord cometh - This appears to be a prediction of that war in which Jerusalem was finally destroyed, and the Jews scattered all over the face of the earth; and of the effects produced by it. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:1

Verse 1 Zechariah pursues the same subject as in the preceding chapter: for having promised a joyful and happy state to the faithful, who despising their indulgences in Chaldea had returned to their own country, he now reminds them that their peaceful condition in Judea would not be without many trials and troubles; and therefore he exhorts them to patience, lest they should faint in their adversities, and repent of their return. Some apply this chapter to the time of Antichrist, some refer it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:1

The day of the Lord; a day of (or, to ) Jehovah cometh. The Greek and Latin Versions have the plural, "days of the Lord come." It is a time when he will specially manifest his glory and power, and be recognized as allowing the trial of his people for wise purposes. It is impossible to fix on any historical fulfilment of this prophecy. The details suit neither Maccabean nor Roman times; the attempt to define exactly the period and matter of its accomplishment has proved a failure, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:1-2

§ 5. The afflictions of the people and their results are set forth in figure and symbol. Jerusalem is represented as taken and plundered. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:1-3

A sketch on bad men. "And thy spoil shall be divided," etc. There are three facts here suggested concerning bad men. I. THAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PERPETRATING THE GREATEST ENORMITIES ON THEIR FELLOW MEN . "The city of Jerusalem shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished." In the account given by Josephus of the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, we have a record of enormities at which we might well stand aghast. Christ said, concerning... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:1-5

A signal revelation. "Behold, the day of the Lord cometh," etc. The "day of the Lord" here referred to seems that of the second coming of Christ. We say this partly because it is a tiny to be marked by a signal exercise of Jehovah's power against his enemies, "as in the day of battle" ( 2 Peter 1:16 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:8 ; Joshua 10:14 , Joshua 10:42 ); partly, also, because he is then to appear in person in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem ( Zechariah 14:4 ), as though in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 14:1

Behold the Day of the Lord cometh - Literally, “a day cometh, the Lord’s,” in which He Himself shall be Judge, and no longer leave man to fulfill his own will, and despise God’s; in which His glory and holiness and the righteousness of all His ways shall be revealed.And thy spoil shall be in the midst of thee - Jerome: “How great will the strait be, that the spoils should be divided in the midst of her. It often happens that what, by a sudden assault, is plundered in the city, is divided in the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 14:1-2

Zechariah 14:1-2. 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 upon you, and your city, Jerusalem. This chapter ought to have been joined to the preceding; for here the prophet continues to foretel the execution of the threatenings contained in the latter part of the former chapter; namely, how the unbelieving Jews should be destroyed by the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 14:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 14:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:1-5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 14:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Zechariah 14:1-2

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