Zechariah 14:8 NIV

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 14:8

And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem ,.... When it shall be light; and this is one of the things which will make it so; for by "living waters" are meant the Gospel, and the doctrines of it; compared to running "waters" for the sound of them, which will then go into all the earth; for the swiftness in which they shall proceed; for their rapidity and force in bearing all before them; for the great spread of them; and for their virtue and efficacy in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:8

Living waters shall go out - There shall be a wide diffusion of Divine knowledge, and of the plan of human salvation, which shall go out by apostles and preachers, first from Jerusalem, then to Syria, Asia Minor, Greece, Italy, the isles of the sea, Britain, etc. The former sea, and - the hinder sea - The Dead Sea and the Mediterranean; see on Joel 2:20 ; (note). These are metaphors. In summer - In time of drought; or in the countries where there was no knowledge of God, there... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:8

Verse 8 Here is subjoined a more cheering prophecy, — that the grace of God would yet prevail. Whatever evils, and troubles, and dangers, and fears, and diseases awaited the faithful, he yet says that in such miseries they would still be made happy. And this ought to be carefully observed, for nothing can be more suitably found to alleviate our sorrows than to put in the balance God’s benefits on one side, and on the other the punishments and chastisements which he brings on us; for as God’s... 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

Living waters; i.e. water fresh, pure, and perennial ( Genesis 26:19 ; Jeremiah 2:13 ), a figure of the spiritual blessings and graces bestowed by God upon his Church. From Jerusalem, as the centre and representative of the kingdom of God, as in Zechariah 12:2 . The city itself was, as we know, abundantly supplied with water by many conduits and subterranean channels; but standing, as it does, surrounded by hills higher than itself, it is physically impossible that the waters could... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:8

The gospel river. "And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be." The "former sea" here means the Dead Sea; the "hinder sea," the Mediterranean. The great populations of the world lie towards the west of Jerusalem, and these are to be refreshed by "living waters." Taking the passage as referring to the gospel, we will notice— I. ITS NATURE ... 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 14:8

And it shall be, that living waters - Kimchi: “This is what is said in the prophecy of Joel, ‘A fountain shall come forth from the house of the Lord’ Joel 3:18; and in that of Ezekiel, ‘And behold there ran out waters.’ Ezekiel 47:2.” Zechariah leaves to the mind to supply what the former prophets had said of the fertilizing life-giving character of those waters. He adds that they should pervade the whole land, west as well as east; “to the former,” rather “the Eastern Sea” , into which they... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Zechariah 14:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Zechariah 14:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:6-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:8-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Zechariah 14:8-11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Zechariah 14:8

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