Zechariah 14:10
in Zechariah 14All the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem will be turned into a plain, but Jerusalem will be raised up and will remain in her place, from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
All the land shall be made like the Arabah, from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem; and she shall be lifted up, and shall dwell in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananel unto the king’s winepresses.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Zechariah 14
Commentary
8 notes on this verse(Verse 9 and following). In that day there will be one Lord, and his name will be one: and all the land will return to the desert from the hill of Remmon to the South of Jerusalem: and it will be exalted, and it will be inhabited in its place, from the Benjamin gate to the place of the former gate, to the corner gate: and from the Tower of Ananeel to the king's winepresses, and they will dwell in it, and there will no longer be a curse, but Jerusalem will sit securely.
This site's exposition
turned as a plain
on Zechariah 14:10-11
The land around Jerusalem is turned as a plain, leveled from Geba in the north to Rimmon in the south, while the city itself is lifted up and inhabited in her place, the whole surrounding country rearranged to set Jerusalem highest. The named landmarks, the tower of Hananeel and the corner gate among them, are the same pair Jeremiah's own restoration promise names for the city's rebuilding (Jer 31:38), a textual link the bench draws between the two prophets' pictures of the same site restored. The chapter's promise closes the geography on a plain sentence: Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited, and there shall be no more utter destruction.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Some think this denotes particular favour to the people of the Jews, and points at their conversion and restoration in the latter days; but it is rather to be understood figuratively of the gospel-church, typified by Judah and Jerusalem, and it signifies the abundant graces with which the church shall be crowned, and the fruitfulness of its members, and the vast numbers of them.
Geba - The north boundary of the land. Rimmon - The south boundary of Judea. Jerusalem - Which taken mystically, is the church of Christ, and by the repair of all to this Jerusalem, is shadowed out of the compleat building of the church on all sides, north, south, west and east.
All the land shall be turned as a plain,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
All the land shall be turned as a plain - Or rather, “He shall encompass the whole land as a plain.” He shall cast his defence all around it; from Geba, in Benjamin, north of Jerusalem, (Jos 21:17), to Rimmon in Judah, to the south of Jerusalem, Jos 15:32. It shall be lifted up - The city shall be exalted. And inhabited in her place - Jerusalem, shall be rebuilt In the very place in which it originally stood.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The same as Ephraim's gate, the north boundary of the city (2Ki 14:13). the first gate--west of the city [GROTIUS]. "The place of," &c. implies that the gate itself was then not in existence.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
All the land shall be turned as a plain from Rimmon to Gebah - Kimchi: “All the land, which is round about Jerusalem, which is now mountains, as is said, “The mountains are round about Jerusalem” Psa 125:2, shall be level as a plain, but Jerusalem itself shall be exalted, and high above all the earth.” The dignity of the Church, as “a city set upon a hill, which cannot be hid” Mat 5:14, is symbolized here by the sinking of all around and its own uprising; as in Micah and Isaiah, “The mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills” Isa 2:2; Mic 4:1. Gebah, literally, hill,” now, “Jeva,” was a frontier-garrison, held once by the Philistines 1Sa 14:5, and fortified by Asa 1Ki 15:22, in the northern boundary of Benjamin , together with Michmash (1 Sam. loc. cit.) (now Mukhmas), commanding an important pass, by which Jerusalem was approached Isa 10:28-29. “Rimmon, south of Jerusalem” is mentioned in Joshua among the southern towns of Judah Jos 15:32, given to Simeon Jos 19:7; 1Ch 4:32. Both survived the Captivity . They mark then the north and south of the kingdom of Judah, a long mountain chain, which is pictured as sinking down into a plain, that Jerusalem alone might be exalted. From Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate - Benjamin’s gate must obviously be a gate to the north, and doubtless the same as “the gate of Ephraim” , the way to Ephraim lying through Benjamin. This too has probably reference to the prophecy of Jeremiah, that “the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner” Jer 31:38. “Jehoash, king of Israel, broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner-gate, four hundred cubits” 2Ki 14:13; 2Ch 25:23, after the war with Amaziah. Zechariah seems to speak of Jerusalem, as it existed in his time. […]
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
The whole earth shall be changed The whole earth shall be changed to be like a plain. The mountains will be lowered, and the whole world will be a plain; and Jerusalem will be a mountain, so that it should appear higher than everything [else in the world].
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and there shall be no more destruction The city shall no longer be in ruins.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
25 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יִסּ֨וֹב | yisov | it will change | H5437 → | |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָאָ֤רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| כָּעֲרָבָה֙ | kaaravah | like the Arabah | H6160 → | |
| מִגֶּ֣בַע | migeva' | from Geba | H1387 → | |
| לְרִמּ֔וֹן | lerimon | to Rimmon | H7417 → | |
| נֶ֖גֶב | negev | [the] south of | H5045 → | 112 times |
| יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| וְֽרָאֲמָה֩ | veraamah | and it will rise | H7213 → | |
| וְיָשְׁבָ֨ה | veyashevah | and it will remain | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| תַחְתֶּ֜יהָ | tachteiha | in place its | H8478 → | 505 times |
| לְמִשַּׁ֣עַר | lemishaar | <to> from [the] gate of | H8179 → | 374 times |
| בִּנְיָמִ֗ן | binyamin | Benjamin | H1144 → | |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| מְק֞וֹם | mekom | [the] place of | H4725 → | |
| שַׁ֤עַר | shaar | [the] gate | H8179 → | 374 times |
| הָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ | harishon | <the> first | H7223 → | 182 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| שַׁ֣עַר | shaar | [the] gate of | H8179 → | 374 times |
| הַפִּנִּ֔ים | hapinim | the corners | H6434 → | |
| וּמִגְדַּ֣ל | umigdal | and [the] tower of | H4026 → | |
| חֲנַנְאֵ֔ל | chananel | Hananel | H2606 → | |
| עַ֖ד | ʾad | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| יִקְבֵ֥י | yikvei | [the] wine-presses of | H3342 → | |
| הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
יִסּ֨וֹבit will change
yisovH5437 →
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הָאָ֤רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
כָּעֲרָבָה֙like the Arabah
kaaravahH6160 →
מִגֶּ֣בַעfrom Geba
migeva'H1387 →
לְרִמּ֔וֹןto Rimmon
lerimonH7417 →
נֶ֖גֶב[the] south of
negevH5045 →112 times
יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
וְֽרָאֲמָה֩and it will rise
veraamahH7213 →
וְיָשְׁבָ֨הand it will remain
veyashevahH3427 →1079 times
תַחְתֶּ֜יהָin place its
tachteihaH8478 →505 times
לְמִשַּׁ֣עַר<to> from [the] gate of
lemishaarH8179 →374 times
בִּנְיָמִ֗ןBenjamin
binyaminH1144 →
עַד־to
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
מְק֞וֹם[the] place of
mekomH4725 →
שַׁ֤עַר[the] gate
shaarH8179 →374 times
הָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙<the> first
harishonH7223 →182 times
עַד־to
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
שַׁ֣עַר[the] gate of
shaarH8179 →374 times
הַפִּנִּ֔יםthe corners
hapinimH6434 →
וּמִגְדַּ֣לand [the] tower of
umigdalH4026 →
חֲנַנְאֵ֔לHananel
chananelH2606 →
עַ֖דto
ʾadH5704 →1261 times
יִקְבֵ֥י[the] wine-presses of
yikveiH3342 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 30:18This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will…
it leads to
- Haggai 2:7–9
I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.
- Psalms 102:13
You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.
- Jeremiah 30:3
For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to…
- Jeremiah 33:7
I will restore Judah and Israel from captivity and will rebuild them as in former times.
- Jeremiah 49:39
“Yet in the last days, I will restore Elam from captivity,” declares the LORD.
- Haggai 2:7–9
Through
1 Kings 15:22Then King Asa summoned all the men of Judah, with no exceptions, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials King Asa…
it leads to
- Joshua 21:17
And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave them Gibeon, Geba,
- Joshua 18:24
Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.
- Joshua 21:17
Through
Zechariah 12:6On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among the sheaves; they will consume all the peoples around them on the right…
it leads to
- Obadiah 1:18
Then the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire, and the house of Joseph a burning flame; but the house of Esau will be stubble—Jacob will set it ablaze and consume it. Therefore…
- Obadiah 1:18
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Twelve Minor Prophets; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Zechariah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.