Zechariah:14

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* Behold , the day of the LORD cometh , and thy spoil shall be (note :)He arms the godly against the great temptations that would come , before they enjoyed this prosperous estate promised under Christ , that when these dangers came , they might know that they were warned of them before .(:note ) divided in the midst of thee . * For I will gather all nations against Ierusalem to battell , and the citie shall be taken , and the houses spoyled , and the women defiled , and halfe of the citie shall goe into captiuitie , and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from ye citie . * Then shall the LORD go forth , and fight against those nations , as when he (note :)As your fathers and you have had experience both at the Red Sea , and at all other times .(:note ) fought in the day of battle . * And his feet shall stand in that day upon the (note :)By this manner of speech the Prophet shows God 's power and care over his Church , and how he will as it were by a miracle save it .(:note ) mount of Olives , which [is ] before Jerusalem on the east , and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst of it toward the east and toward the west , [and there shall be ] a very great So that out of all the parts of the world , they will see Jerusalem , which was before his with this mountain : and this he means of the spiritual Jerusalem the Church . valley ; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north , and half of it toward the south . * And ye shall flee [to ] the (note :)He speaks of the hypocrites , who could not abide God 's presence , but would flee into all places , where they might hide themselves among the mountains .(:note ) valley of the mountains ; for the valley of the mountains shall reach to Azal : yea , ye shall flee , as ye fled from before the Read ( Amo_1:1 ). earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah : and the LORD Because they did not credit the Prophet 's words , he turns to God and comforts himself in that that he knew that these things would come , and says , «You , O God , with your angels will come to perform this great thing .» my God shall come , [and ] all the saints with thee . * And in that day shall there bee no cleare light , but darke . * But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD , (note :)Signifying , that there would be great troubles in the Church , and that the time of it is in the Lord 's hands , yet at length (which is here meant by the evening ) God would send comfort .(:note ) not day , nor night : but it shall come to pass , [that ] at evening it shall be light . * And it shall be in that day , [that ] living (note :)That is , the spiritual graces of God , which would always continue in most abundance .(:note ) 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 . * And the LORD shall be king over all the earth : in that day shall there be one (note :)All idolatry and superstition will be abolished , and there will be one God , one faith , and one religion .(:note ) LORD , and his name one . * All the land shall be turned (note :)This new Jerusalem will be seen through all the world , and will excel the first in excellency , wealth , and greatness .(:note ) as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem : and it shall be lifted up , and inhabited in her place , from Benjamin 's gate to the place of the first gate , to the corner gate , and [from ] the tower of Hananeel to the king 's winepresses . * And men shall dwell in it , and there shall bee no more destruction , but Ierusalem shall bee safely inhabited . * And this shall bee the plague , wherewith the Lorde will smite all people , that haue fought against Ierusalem : their flesh shall consume away , though they stand vpon their feete , and their eyes shall consume in their holes , and their tongue shall consume in their mouth . * And it shall come to pass in that day , [that ] (note :)God will not only raise up war outside , but sedition at home to test them .(:note ) a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them ; and they shall lay hold every one on To hurt and oppress him . the hand of his neighbour , and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour . * And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem ; and the wealth of all the nations around shall be gathered together , (note :)The enemies are rich , and therefore will not come to entreat , but to destroy and shed blood .(:note ) gold , and silver , and apparel , in great abundance . * And so shall be the plague of the horse , of the mule , of the camel , and of the donkey , and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents , as this (note :)As the men would be destroyed , ( Zec_14:12 ).(:note ) plague . * But it shall come to passe that euery one that is left of all the nations , which came against Ierusalem , shall goe vp from yere to yere to worship the King the Lord of hostes , and to keepe the feast of Tabernacles . * And who so will not come vp of all the families of the earth vnto Ierusalem to worship the King the Lorde of hostes , euen vpon them shall come no raine . * And if the family of (note :)By the Egyptians , who were the greatest enemies to true religion , he means all the Gentiles .(:note ) Egypt shall not go up , and shall not come , that [have ] no [rain ]; there shall be the plague , with which the LORD will smite the nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles . * This shall be the punishment of Egypt , and the punishment of all the nations that come not vp to keepe the feast of Tabernacles . * In that day there shall be upon the (note :)Signifying to whatever service they were put now (whether to labour , or to serve in war ), they were now holy , because the Lord had sanctified them .(:note ) bells of the horses , HOLINESS TO THE LORD ; and the The one as precious as the other , because they will be sanctified . pots in the LORD 'S house shall be like the bowls before the altar . * Yea , every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness to the LORD of hosts : and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them , and boil in them : and in that day there shall be no more the (note :)But all will be pure and clean , and there will neither by hypocrites , nor any that will corrupt the true service of God .(:note ) Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts .

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