Zechariah 14:1-2 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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 14:2

For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle ,.... Meaning not the Romans, in the time of Vespasian, for they were not all nations; nor did a part of the city only go into captivity then, but the whole; nor did any remain in it: it seems right to refer it to the gathering of the kings of the earth to the battle of the Lord God Almighty at Armageddon, Revelation 16:14 unless it may be thought better to interpret it of the vast numbers, out of several nations, the Turk will... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:2

I will gather all nations - The Romans, whose armies were composed of all the nations of the world. In this verse there is a pitiful account given of the horrible outrages which should be committed during the siege of Jerusalem, and at its capture. The residue of the people shad not be cut off - Many were preserved for slaves, and for exhibition in the provincial theatres. 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

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:2

Verse 2 He afterwards adds, I will gather all nations against Jerusalem. He confirms what I have already said, that God would be the author of those calamities, and thus he puts a restraint on the Jews, that they might not expostulate with him respecting the severity of their punishment. He then shortly intimates, that the nations would not come by chance to attack Jerusalem; and that whatever commotions would arise, they could not be ascribed to chance or to fortune, or to the purposes of men,... 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

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 14:2

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:2

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:1-3

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