1 The destroyers of Jerusalem destroyed.
3 The coming of Christ, and the graces of his kingdom.
12 The plague of Jerusalem's enemies.
16 The remnant shall turn to the Lord;
20 and their spoils shall be holy.

Isa 2:12 13:6,9 Joe 2:31 3:14 Mal 4:5 Ac 2:20 Re 16:14

2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

gather. De 28:9-14 Isa 5:26 Jer 34:1 Da 2:40-43 Joe 3:2 Mt 22:7 Lu 2:1

the city. Mt 23:37,38 24:15,16 Mr 13:14,19 Lu 19:43,44 21:20-24

the houses. Isa 13:16 La 1:10 5:11,12 Am 7:17 Mt 24:19-21

the residue. Lu 21:24

shall not. 13:8,9 Isa 65:6-9,18 Mt 24:22 Ro 9:27-29 Ga 4:26,27

3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

2:8,9 10:4,5 12:2-6,9 Isa 63:1-6 66:15,16 Da 2:34,35,44,45 Joe 3:2,9-17 Zep 3:19 Hag 2:21,22 Re 6:4-17 8:7-13

as. Ex 15:1-6 Jos 10:42 2Ch 20:15

4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

his feet. 7 Eze 11:23 43:2 Ac 1:11,12

cleave. 4:7 Isa 64:1,2 Mic 1:3,4 Na 1:5,6 Hab 3:6 Mr 11:23

a very. 10 Joe 3:12-14

half of the. Eze 47:1-12

5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.

the mountains. or, my mountains. for the, etc. or, when he shall touch the valley of the mountains to the place he separated. ye shall flee. Nu 16:34 Re 11:13 16:18-21

ye fled. Isa 29:6 Am 1:1

the Lord. Ps 96:13 97:4-6 98:9 Isa 64:1-3 66:15,16 Da 7:9-14,21-27 Mt 16:27 24:3,27-31 25:31 Mr 13:26,27 Lu 21:27 2Th 2:8 Jas 5:8 Jude 14,15 Re 6:16,17 20:4,11

and all. De 33:2 Joe 3:11 1Th 3:13 2Th 1:7-10

6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:

that the. That is, it shall not be clear in some places, and dark in other places of the world.

not. Ps 97:10,11 112:4 Pr 4:18,19 Isa 50:10 60:1-3 Ho 6:3 Lu 1:78,79 Joh 1:5 12:46 Eph 5:8-14 Col 1:12 2Pe 1:19 Re 11:3,15

clear. Heb. precious. dark. Heb. thickness.

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 evening time it shall be light.

it shall be one day. or, the day shall be one. Re 21:23 22:5

which. Ps 37:18 Mt 24:36 Mr 13:32 Ac 1:7 15:18 17:26,31 1Th 5:2

at. Isa 9:7 11:9 30:26 60:19,20 Da 12:4 Ho 3:5 Re 11:15 14:6 Re 20:2-4 21:3

8 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.

living. Eze 47:1-12 Joe 3:18 Lu 24:47 Joh 4:10,14 7:38 Re 22:1,2,17

former. or, eastern. Joe 2:20

in summer. Isa 35:7 41:17,18 49:10 58:11 Re 7:16,17

9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.

the Lord. 8:20-23 Ge 49:10 1Sa 2:10 Ps 2:6-8 22:27-31 47:2-9 67:4 Ps 72:8-11,17 86:9 Isa 2:2-4 45:22-25 49:6,7 54:5 60:12-14 Da 2:44,45 7:27 Am 9:12 Mic 4:1-3 5:4 Zep 3:9 Re 11:15

one Lord. Eph 4:5,6

and. Jer 23:6 Mt 1:23 28:19 Eph 3:14,15

10 All the land shall be turned 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 unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.

the land. 4:6,7 Isa 40:3,4 Lu 3:4-6

turned. or, compassed. from Geba. Jos 21:17 1Ki 15:22 Isa 10:29

Rimmon. Jos 15:32 Jud 20:45,47 21:13 1Ch 4:32 6:77

inhabited. or, shall abide. 2:4 12:6 Jer 30:18

from Benjamin's. 2Ch 25:23 Ne 3:1 12:39 Jer 31:38-40 37:13 38:7

11 And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

there. Nu 21:3 Isa 60:18 Jer 31:40 Eze 37:26 Joe 3:17,20 Am 9:15 Re 21:4 22:3

shall be safely inhabited. or, shall abide. 2:4 8:4,8 Isa 26:1 66:22 Jer 23:5,6 33:15,16 Eze 34:22-29

12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

the plague wherewith. 3 12:9 Ps 110:5,6 Isa 34:1-17 66:15,16 Eze 38:18-22 Eze 39:4-6,17-20 Joe 3:1,2 Mic 4:11-13 5:8,9 7:16,17 Re 16:1-21 19:17-21

Their flesh. Le 26:18,21,24,28 De 28:59 2Ch 21:15,18,19 Ps 90:11 Ac 12:23 Re 9:5,6 16:10,11,21 17:16 18:6-8

13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.

a great. 12:4 Jud 7:22 1Sa 14:15-23 2Ch 20:22-24 Eze 38:21 Re 17:12-17

14 And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.

Judah also shall. or, thou also, O Judah, shalt, etc. 10:4,5 12:5-7

at. or, against. and the. 2Ki 7:6-18 2Ch 14:13-15 20:25-27 Isa 23:18 Eze 39:9,10,17-20

15 And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.

16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.

that every. 8:20-23 9:7 Isa 60:6-9 66:18-21,23 Joe 2:32 Ac 15:17 Ro 9:23,24 11:5,16,26 Re 11:13,15-17

the King. 17 Ps 24:7-10 Isa 6:5 Jer 46:18 48:15 51:57 Mal 1:14 Lu 19:38 Joh 1:49 Php 2:9-11 Re 19:16

and to. 18,19 Le 23:33-36,43 Nu 29:12-38 De 16:13-16 31:10-13 2Ch 7:8-10 8:13 Ezr 3:4 Ne 8:14-18 Ho 12:9 Joh 7:2,37-39

17 And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.

that. Ps 2:8-12 110:5,6 Isa 45:23 60:12 Jer 10:25 Ro 14:10,11

all. Ge 10:32 12:3 28:14 Am 3:2 Ac 17:26,27

even. De 11:17 28:23,24 1Ki 8:35 17:1 2Ch 6:26 7:13 Isa 5:6 Jer 14:4,22 Am 4:7,8 Jas 5:17 Re 11:6

18 And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

that have no. Heb. upon whom there is not. De 11:10,11

19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

punishment. or, sin. Joh 3:19

20 In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD's house shall be like the bowls before the altar.

shall there. Pr 21:3,4 Isa 23:18 Ob 17 Zep 2:11 Mal 1:11 Lu 11:41 Ac 10:15 Ac 10:28 11:9 15:9 Ro 14:17,18 Col 3:17,22-24 Tit 1:15,16 1Pe 4:11

bells. or, bridles. Ex 28:33-35

HOLINESS. Ex 28:36 39:30 Le 8:9 Ps 110:3 1Co 3:16,17 1Pe 2:5,9 Re 1:6 Re 5:10 20:6

and the. Le 6:28 1Sa 2:14 Eze 46:20-24

the bowls. 9:15 Ex 25:29 37:16 Nu 4:7,14 7:13,19,84,85 2Ch 4:8*marg.

21 Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.

every. 7:6 De 12:7,12 Ne 8:10 Ro 14:6,7 1Co 10:31 1Ti 4:3-5

no more. Isa 4:3 35:8 Eze 44:9 Ho 12:7*marg. Joe 3:17 Mt 21:12,13 Mr 11:15-17 Joh 2:15,16 1Co 6:9-11 Re 18:11-15 21:27 22:15

in the. Eph 2:19-22 1Ti 3:15 Heb 3:6 1Pe 4:17 The predictions contained in this chapter seem to relate to events which gradually extend from the death of Christ to the glorious days of the millennium:--the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, whose armies were composed of many nations, which was the day of the Lord, in which he came to destroy those who would not that he should reign over them, (ver. 1, 2;) the subversion of the Roman empire, after being the executioners of the Divine vengeance on the Jews, by God's stirring up the barbarous nations to invade them, (ver. 3;) the effusion of Divine knowledge from Jerusalem, by the promulgation of the Gospel, (ver. 4-9;) the rebuilding and replenishing of Jerusalem, (ver. 10, 11;) the destruction of the nations who shall fight against her, (ver. 12-15;) the conversion of the remnant of those nations to the Lord, (ver. 16-19;) and the peace and purity of the universal church in the latter days, (ver. 20, 21.)