The Meaning of Zechariah 14:7 Explained

Zechariah 14:7

KJV: 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.

YLT: And there hath been one day, It is known to Jehovah, not day nor night, And it hath been at evening-time -- there is light.

Darby: And it shall be one day which is known to Jehovah, not day, and not night; and it shall come to pass, at eventide it shall be light.

ASV: but it shall be one day which is known unto Jehovah; not day, and not night; but it shall come to pass, that at evening time there shall be light.

Discover Zechariah 14:7

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Zechariah 14:7?

MEANING: What does Zechariah 14:7 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Zechariah 14:7 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Zechariah 14:7?

What is the context of Zechariah 14:7?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Zechariah 14:7 Mean?

Verse Meaning

It will evidently be like twilight, neither day nor night (cf. Genesis 1:3-5). Even in the evening there will be more light than usual. It would be a unique day in human history (cf. Jeremiah 30:7). This phenomenon would occur on a day that only Yahweh would know (cf. Matthew 24:36; Acts 1:7).

Other passages also predict cosmic phenomena in the Day of the Lord ( Isaiah 13:9-10; Joel 2:31; Joel 3:15; Amos 5:18; Matthew 24:29-30; Revelation 6:12-14; Revelation 8:8-12; Revelation 9:1-18; Revelation 14:14-20; Revelation 16:4; Revelation 16:8-9). Bear in mind that this "day" is an extended period of time, not just a12-hour or24-hour period. Here the end of the Tribulation is in view all of which the prophets spoke of as the Day of the Lord along with the Millennium.

Context Summary

Zechariah 14:6-9 - A Day Of Testing

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 waywardness of his people. And so thorough would be the work, that parents would rather their son should die than assume for filthy lucre and without the divine call, the lucrative profession of a prophet. A township would arise against a man suspected of being a prophet, who, in his terror, would pretend that he was a tiller of the ground. And if they discovered marks in his body which indicated that he had been previously branded as a false prophet, he would rather assert that his friends had been the cause of his affliction, than that he had any sympathy with the prophetic office.

Note that remarkable anticipation, Zechariah 13:7-9. See Matthew 26:31. Jesus knew that He was the Father's fellow. He thought it not robbery to be equal with God. "We will come unto Him, and make our abode with Him." But He is also the Man. By the grace of the One Man, we may reign in life, Romans 5:17.

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 14:7 mean?

And it shall be day one that is known to Yahweh neither day nor night but it shall happen at time evening [That] it will be light

וְהָיָ֣ה יוֹם־ אֶחָ֗ד ה֛וּא יִוָּדַ֥ע לַֽיהוָ֖ה לֹא־ י֣וֹם וְלֹא־ לָ֑יְלָה וְהָיָ֥ה לְעֵֽת־ עֶ֖רֶב יִֽהְיֶה־ אֽוֹר

וְהָיָ֣ה	And it shall be
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
יוֹם־	day
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
אֶחָ֗ד	one
Parse: Number, masculine singular Root: אֶחָד Sense: one (number).
ה֛וּא	that
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
יִוָּדַ֥ע	is known
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: דָּעָה Sense: to know.
לַֽיהוָ֖ה	to Yahweh
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
לֹא־	neither
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
י֣וֹם	day
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
וְלֹא־	nor
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
לָ֑יְלָה	night
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: לַיִל Sense: night.
וְהָיָ֥ה	but it shall happen
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לְעֵֽת־	at time
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common singular construct Root: עֵת Sense: time.
עֶ֖רֶב	evening
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: עֶרֶב Sense: evening, night, sunset.
יִֽהְיֶה־	[That] it will be
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
אֽוֹר	light
Parse: Noun, common singular Root: אֹור Sense: light.

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