Zechariah 14:18

that have no rain. This react with Zechariah 14:17 makes no sense. Modern critics (with Revised Version margin) at once say "the text is probably corrupt". The Ellipsis must be supplied by repeating the words from the end of Zechariah 14:17 thus "if... come not, [not upon them shall be no rain, but] upon them there shall be the plague" as aforesaid in Zechariah 14:12). Egypt has no rain; hence this elliptical expression, Reference to Pant. (Deuteronomy 11:10). App-92.

the. Some codices, with five early printed editions (one Rabbinic, in margin), Sept Syriac, and Vulgate, read "all the".

heathen. nations. Some codices read "peoples".