Zechariah 14:10

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 14:8-15

Here are, I. Blessings promised to Jerusalem, the gospel-Jerusalem, in the day of the Messiah, and to all the earth, by virtue of the blessings poured out on Jerusalem, especially to the land of Israel. 1. Jerusalem shall be a spring of living waters to the world; it was made so when there the Spirit was poured out upon the apostles, and thence the word of the Lord diffused itself to the nations about (Zech. 14:8): Living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; for there they began, and thence... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 14:10

All the land shall be turned as a plain ,.... That is, all the land of Israel round about Jerusalem, which was encompassed with mountains, Psalm 125:2 but now these mountains shall become a plain, that that may be seen; since it follows, from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem ; Geba was a city in the tribe of Benjamin, on the northern border of the land, Joshua 21:17 and Rimmon was in the tribe of Judah, given to Simeon on the southern part, Joshua 15:32 so that from Geba to Rimmon... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:10

All the land shall be turned as a plain - Or rather, "He shall encompass the whole land as a plain." He shall cast his defence all around it; from Geba, in Benjamin, north of Jerusalem, ( Joshua 21:17 ;), to Rimmon in Judah, to the south of Jerusalem, Joshua 15:32 . It shall be lifted up - The city shall be exalted. And inhabited in her place - Jerusalem, shall be rebuilt In the very place in which it originally stood. From Benjamin's gate, which was probably on the north side of... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:10

Verse 10 The Prophet in this verse promises two things, — that the city would be in a very prominent place, so as to be seen at a distance, and also, that it would be a secure and peaceable habitation. With regard to the former part he says, Turned shall be the whole land into a plain (189) We indeed know that Jerusalem was situated with mountains around it, its foundations, as it is said in Psalms 87:1, were on the holy mountains. As then the country was uneven on account of its many hills,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:6-11

A wonderful day. "And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark," etc. However obscure, in some respects, the opening verses of this passage, the "day" they speak of is to be, very manifestly, a day by itself. How strange, e.g; the character of its light! Is it the light of "day"? or the darkness of "night "? How strange, also, its time—so that it should be, apparently, at its brightest just when the light of day is no more (end of Zechariah 14:7 )!... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:8-11

§ 7. Then shall occur a season of joy. The land shall be transformed and renewed, and the Lord shall be owned as the sole King of all the earth. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:8-11

Living waters. Emblematic of the gospel. I. SOURCE . "Jerusalem." Centre of supreme authority and law. The place of holy sacrifice. The city of the great King. Here is God's throne ( Revelation 22:1 ). "Salvation is of the Jews." "Of whom as concerning the flesh, Christ came." II. DIRECTION . There is movement. Not arbitrary, but regulated. Not limited to one land, but for all people. "Beginning at Jerusalem." Such was the law; but from that starting point the messengers of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:9-11

The elevation of Zion. Morally and spiritually ( Isaiah 2:2 ; Micah 4:1 ; Ezekiel 40:2 ). I. RAISED ABOVE THE STRIFE OF FACTIONS . Sects. Party spirit. Din and strife of tongues. Confusion and every evil work. But for Zion's children there is a purer atmosphere and serener skies. II. RAISED ABOVE THE CORRUPTIONS OF THE WORLD . We hear much in our day of germs. The air is everywhere infected. The seeds of disease are on every side. But rise higher,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:9-11

The coming moral reign of God on the earth. "And the Lord shall be King over all the earth," etc. The subject is the coming moral reign of God on the earth. We say moral, for physically he reigns everywhere. Morally, alas! his reign depends upon the will of men, and that will is hostile. As a moral Monarch, the Almighty has to be chosen by his subjects. Three things are suggested in the text as to his coming moral reign on the earth. I. IT IS TO BE EXTENSIVE . "And the Lord... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:10

All the land shall be turned as a plain. To indicate the exaltation and stability of the centre of the new theocracy, the prophet announces that all the country round Jerusalem shall be turned into a plain, dominated by the metropolis, which stands sublime on a lofty mountain. The Revised Version renders, "shall be turned as the Arabah," i.e. as the Jordan ghor, a valley of abnormal fertility. From Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem; i.e. from the north of Judah to its southern... read more

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