Zechariah 14:17 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 14:16-21

Three things are here foretold:? I. That a gospel-way of worship being set up in the church there shall be a great resort to it and a general attendance upon it. Those that were left of the enemies of religion shall be so sensible of the mercy of God to them in their narrow escape that they shall apply themselves to the worship of the God of Israel, and pay their homage to him, Zech. 14:16. Those that were not consumed shall be converted, and this makes their deliverance a mercy indeed, a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 14:17

And it shall be, that whosoever will not come up ,.... This, though it follows upon the former account, must be understood of times preceding the spiritual reign of Christ; for the rain of the Gospel will be upon all the earth in the latter day glory; and all nations will then serve and worship the King, the Lord of hosts, even those that remain after the general destruction of the antichristian states; besides, express mention is hereafter made of Egypt, which designs Rome, Revelation... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:17

Upon them shall be no rain - Those who do not worship God shall not have his blessing; and those who do not attend Divine ordinances cannot have the graces and blessings which God usually dispenses by them. On such slothful, idle Christians, there shall be no rain! read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:17

Verse 17 Zechariah goes on here with the same subject, — that the name of the only true God would be known throughout the whole world, so that all nations would unite in his worship, while the whole earth was before polluted with various superstitions, and every one followed his own god: but the more clearly expresses here than in the last lecture, that vengeance was prepared for all the despisers of the true God. He says then, that the curse of God is laid up for all those who would not come... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:12-21

A regenerate world. "And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem," etc. A regenerate man is not a man without disposition to sin, but a man in whose case that disposition is habitually overcome. In that regenerate world partially described in the previous verses, something very similar is to hold good. All the elements of evil are not then altogether to cease; but there shall be in operation then a new principle of action,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:16-19

§ 9. Warned by these manifestations of God's power, the residue of the heathen shall be converted, and shall join with the Hebrews in the regular worship of Jehovah. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:16-19

The public worship of Jehovah. "And it shall come to pass," etc. Two remarks are suggested here concerning the public worship of Jehovah. I. IT IS A DUTY BINDING ON ALL PEOPLE . "And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of. all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles." "Keil thinks the Feast of Tabernacles is mentioned because it was a feast of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:16-21

The great harvest home. The Feast of Tabernacles had a threefold reference. It was a memorial of the past, it was a service of thanksgiving, and it was also foreshadowing of the better things to come. Well, therefore, may the prophet make it a symbol of the glory of the latter days, when under Messiah's reign the fulness of the Gentiles should be brought in, and all Israel should be saved. The glowing and beautiful picture may represent the great harvest home of the world. I. UNITY ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:17

Will not come up; goeth not up. Those who neglected this yearly worship shall be punished according to the threat in Deuteronomy 11:16 , Deuteronomy 11:17 . No rain. The failure of periodic rain in Eastern countries meant drought, famine, and widespread distress. In a spiritual sense, rain represents the grace and blessing of God; these are withholden from those who refuse to worship him and wilfully cut themselves off from the Church. The LXX . has, καὶ οὗτοι ἐκείνοις ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 14:17

Whoso will not go up - Cyril: “To those who ‘go not up,’” he threatens the same punishment as persecutors would endure. For enemies, and they who will not love, shall have the same lot. This is, I think, what Christ Himself said, ‘Whoso is not with Me is against Me, and whoso gathereth not with Me scattereth’ Luke 11:23.”Upon them there shall be no rain - Rain was the most essential of God’s temporal gifts for the temporal well-being of His people. Moses marked out this, as his people were... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Zechariah 14:16-21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 14:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:12-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:16-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:16-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:16-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 14:17

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