In that day — While God is fighting with the enemies of his church, the nations that fought against Jerusalem. Nor dark — There shall be some mercy to allay the bitterness of judgment, and some judgment with our mercy.
Verse Zechariah 14:6. _THE LIGHT SHALL NOT BE CLEAR_, NOR _DARK_] Metaphorically, there will be a _mixture_ of _justice_ and _mercy_ in all this; or a _bright light and darkness_. _Mercy_ shall triump...
THE LIGHT SHALL NOT BE CLEAR NOR DARK - Or, more probably, according to the original reading , “In that day there will be no light; the bright ones will contract themselves,” as it is said, “The stars...
CHAPTER 14 _ 1. The last conflict and the manifestation of the Lord (Zechariah 14:1) _ 2. The complete salvation (Zechariah 14:6) 3. The punishment of the enemies (Zechariah 14:12)...
ZECHARIAH 14. THE TRIBULATION OF THE STRUGGLE AGAINST HEATHENISM AND THE GLORIOUS FUTURE WHICH MAY BE ANTICIPATED. It is noteworthy that the writer considers the plundering of Jerusalem as a day of th...
CLEAR. light. DARK. dense....
Zechariah 14:1-7. The final Conflict and Deliverance All nations shall come against Jerusalem. The city shall be taken, with the attendant horrors of barbarous warfare, and half its population enslav...
_the light shall not be clear, nor dark_ Rather, THERE SHALL NOT BE LIGHT, THE BRIGHT ONES SHALL BE CONTRACTED; as in R. V. margin, i.e. the heavenly bodies shall be darkened. It shall be a day of dee...
_The Second Section_. Zechariah 13:7 to Zechariah 14:21 The purification and final glory of Israel This Second Section of the Second Burden and conclusion of the whole Book describes the purifying c...
AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS, &C.— How this will be fulfilled we cannot know till the time of its completion shall arrive; for a fact certainly, not a simile, is here again delivered. We know that in the...
IN THAT DAY (11). Zechariah 14:6-7 RV. And it shall come to pass in that day, that there shall not be light; the bright ones shall withdraw themselves: but it shall be one day which is known unto Jeh...
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS IN THAT DAY, THAT THE LIGHT SHALL NOT BE CLEAR NOR DARK. Jerome, Vulgate ('frigus et ge...
14:6 shining (b-17) Or 'the shining ones' (luminaries). obscured. (c-20) Or 'the light shall not be brightness and gloom.'...
THE JUDGMENT OF THE HEATHEN. EXALTATION OF JERUSALEM This chapter has the appearance of a late work. It has all the general characteristics of the style of literature known to students in the book of...
THE LIGHT SHALL NOT BE CLEAR, _NOR_ DARK] i.e. a murky day. Cp. the effect of modern volcanic eruptions. Others render, 'in that day there shall be neither heat nor cold nor frost.'...
GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES ZECHARIAH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 14 V1 Look! A day will come for the *LORD! Then (the nations) will gather in the middle of (Jerusalem) to share the city’s wealth....
THAT THE LIGHT SHALL NOT BE CLEAR, NOR DARK. — Better, _there shall not be light; the glorious ones_ (_i.e.,_ the heavenly bodies) _shall fail_ (literally, _become coagulated_)_. _...
וְ הָיָ֖ה בַּ † יֹּ֣ום הַ ה֑וּא...
10. JUDGMENT OF THE HEATHEN ANDSANCTIFICATION OF JERUSALEM (Zechariah 14:1) In another apocalyptic vision the prophet beholds Jerusalem again beset by the heathen. But Jehovah Himself intervenes, app...
“AT EVENING TIME IT SHALL BE LIGHT” Zechariah 14:1 We can hardly doubt that in Zechariah 14:1, Zechariah is anticipating the same events as Ezekiel describes in Ezekiel 38:1;...
A DAY OF TESTING Zechariah 13:1-9; Zechariah 14:1 This Fountain was opened, when the soldier pierced the Savior's side. But it is not enough for God to forgive; He must deal drastically with the wayw...
The prophet finally described the ultimate victories of the King, commencing with a description of the smiting of the Shepherd and the scattering of the sheep. Of this scattering a remnant would be lo...
_No light; viz., in that dismal time of the persecution of Antiochus, when it was neither day nor night, (ver. 7.) because they neither had the comfortable light of the day, nor the repose of the nigh...
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear nor dark: 7 But it shall be one day, which shall be known to the Lord, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at e...
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. Zechariah was plainly a contemporary of Haggai. Like him he dates his prophecies from the second imperial power of the Gentiles; but he goes a great deal far...
The Prophet confirms what we have already observed that the Church would be subject to many troubles and commotions, so that the faithful should not enjoy the common light, but be more miserable than...
Chapter 14 announces the final events that shall bring in this result, as chapter 13 had especially detailed that which regarded Christ. The two subjects of chapter 12 are thus resumed in detail. We m...
AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS IN THAT DAY,.... Which shall precede the coming of Christ, both his spiritual and personal reign; for what follows will not agree with either state: [THAT] THE LIGHT SHALL N...
And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the light shall not be clear, [nor] dark: Ver. 6. _And it shall come to pass in that day_] That is, saith Diodati, after the destruction of antichrist, s...
Zec. 14:6, 7. "And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear _nor _ dark. But it shall be one day which shall be known to the Lord, not day nor night; but it shall come to p...
_And it shall come to pass in that day_ Namely, when the Lord shall come forth to fight against the enemies of his church, the nations that fought against Jerusalem, as foretold Zechariah 14:3; or, in...
And it shall come to pass in that day that the light shall not be clear, that is, there would not be full daylight, NOR DARK, literally, "the glorious things will withdraw themselves," evidently said...
THE JUDGMENT AND THE REDEMPTION...
NATIONS PUNISHED, THEN RESTORED (vv. 1-15) This chapter goes back to consider the The Great Tribulation from another viewpoint. "Behold, the day of the Lord is coming (v.1). The day of the Lord stan...
CLEAR: _ Heb._ precious DARK: _ Heb._ thickness...
1-7 The Lord Jesus often stood upon the Mount of Olives when on earth. He ascended from thence to heaven, and then desolations and distresses came upon the Jewish nation. Such is the view taken of th...
IN THAT DAY; whilst God is fighting with the enemies of his church, the nations that fought against Jerusalem. THE LIGHT; good estate, peace, and welfare. SHALL NOT BE CLEAR; unmixed good, all light,...
Zechariah 14:6 day H3117 light H216 H3368 diminish H7087 (H8675) H7087 (H8799) not -...
YHWH WILL COME WITH HIS HOLY ONES AND BECOME KING OVER ALL THE EARTH (ZECHARIAH 14:5). The progress of God's purposes is now described. God will bring about a new work on behalf of His people, and wil...
THE TRIUMPH OF YHWH (ZECHARIAH 14:1). In this final chapter Zechariah visualises the final triumph of YHWH. The whole world will be subject to Him, and will worship Him (Zechariah 14:16). He will be K...
CONTENTS: The return of Christ. Armageddon. The changes in Palestine. The kingdom established on earth. CHARACTERS: God, Zechariah, Christ. CONCLUSION: In the last days, Christ shall return in glory...
Zechariah 14:1. _I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle._ The tenth legion joined the Roman general; and though they could not take the city by storm, yet famine at last did what could...
_It shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear nor dark _ THE DAY OF THE LORD This phrase denotes not one time, but many. Any signal manifestation of the Divine government of...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 14:1 Terrible times are yet in store for the people of Jerusalem, but God will visit them and make Jerusalem secure and prominent. ⇐...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 14:6 ON THAT DAY. It is difficult to determine what period of time is indicated by this chapter’s remarkable prophecies (see 1 Peter 1:10).
CRITICAL NOTES.] DAY] specially appointed to inflict judgments and manifest his glory. SPOIL] accumulated by inhabitants of Jerusalem and fit for the enemy. ZECHARIAH 14:2. NATIONS] to take and plunde...
EXPOSITION ZECHARIAH 14:1, ZECHARIAH 14:2 § 5. The afflictions of the people and their results are set forth in figure and symbol. _Jerusalem is represented as taken and plundered._...
Behold, the day of the LORD comes, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, a...
2 Peter 1:19; Colossians 1:12; Ephesians 5:8; Hosea 6:3; Isaiah 50:10