The Meaning of Zechariah 14:1 Explained

Zechariah 14:1

KJV: Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

YLT: Lo, a day hath come to Jehovah, And divided hath been thy spoil in thy midst.

Darby: Behold, the day cometh for Jehovah, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

ASV: Behold, a day of Jehovah cometh, when thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Zechariah 14:1?

MEANING: What does Zechariah 14:1 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Zechariah 14:1 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Zechariah 14:1?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Behold, the day  of the LORD  cometh,  and thy spoil  shall be divided  in the midst  of thee. 

What does Zechariah 14:1 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The Lord announced through His prophet that a day was coming, for His benefit primarily, when the nations that had plundered Israel victoriously would divide their spoil among themselves in Jerusalem. This would be the Lords" day in which He would do His will, in contrast to man"s day in which man conducts his affairs without divine interference.
"The day of the Lord in prophetic literature designates any time when Yahweh steps into the arena of human events to effect his purposes." [1]

Context Summary

Zechariah 14:1-21 - "at Evening Time It Shall Be Light"
We can hardly doubt that in Zechariah 14:1-21, Zechariah is anticipating the same events as Ezekiel describes in Ezekiel 38:1-23; Ezekiel 39:1-29 of his remarkable book. At first the attack of the enemies of God's people will be entirely successful, then Jesus will appear to them and for them. There will be a literal fulfillment of Acts 1:11 and Isaiah 25:9-10. It was when his brethren were in their greatest straits that Joseph made himself known to them, and when the Jews are in dire extremity, they will hear Him say, "I am Jesus your Brother." See Genesis 45:1-15. Finally the long stormy days of Israel's history will be over forever, and "at evening time it shall be light." It is clear that Paul's vision in Romans 11:1-36 is to be gloriously realized [source]

Chapter Summary: Zechariah 14

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

What do the individual words in Zechariah 14:1 mean?

Behold a day is coming of Yahweh and will be divided your spoil in your midst
הִנֵּ֥ה יֽוֹם־ בָּ֖א לַֽיהוָ֑ה וְחֻלַּ֥ק שְׁלָלֵ֖ךְ בְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ

הִנֵּ֥ה  Behold 
Parse: Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
יֽוֹם־  a  day 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
בָּ֖א  is  coming 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
לַֽיהוָ֑ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וְחֻלַּ֥ק  and  will  be  divided 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Pual, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָלַק 
Sense: to divide, share, plunder, allot, apportion, assign.
שְׁלָלֵ֖ךְ  your  spoil 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: שָׁלָל  
Sense: prey, plunder, spoil, booty.
בְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ  in  your  midst 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person feminine singular
Root: קֶרֶב  
Sense: midst, among, inner part, middle.

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