Zechariah 14:11
in Zechariah 14People will live there, and never again will there be an utter destruction. So Jerusalem will dwell securely.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And men shall dwell therein, and there shall be no more curse; but Jerusalem shall dwell safely.
KJV
And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
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This verse in Zechariah 14
Commentary
7 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 Awakening2 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.
And men shall dwell in it,....
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And they shall dwell in it - In peace, going forth from it, neither into “captivity,” nor in flight Zec 14:2, Zec 14:5; for God should exempt from curse the city which He had chosen, against which the gates of hell shall not prevail, and He says of the heavenly Jerusalem, “there shall be no more curse” Rev 22:3.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
no more utter destruction-- (Jer 31:40). Literally, "no more curse" (Re 22:3; compare Mal 4:6), for there will be no more sin. Temporal blessings and spiritual prosperity shall go together in the millennium: long life (Isa 65:20-22), peace (Isa 2:4), honor (Isa 60:14-16), righteous government (Isa 54:14;
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There shall be no more utter destruction - After this final restoration of Jerusalem it shall never more be destroyed; but as this was the first city of the living God upon earth, so shall it be the last; it shall be safely inhabited. It shall see war no more.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
and there shall be no more destruction The city shall no longer be in ruins.
2 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
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].
his flesh will waste away while he still stands This denotes the falling off of the limbs.
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
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיָ֣שְׁבוּ | veyashevu | and people will dwell | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בָ֔הּ | vah | in it | ||
| וְחֵ֖רֶם | vecherem | and total destruction | H2764 → | |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִֽהְיֶה־ | yihyeh- | it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| ע֑וֹד | od | again | H5750 → | 490 times |
| וְיָשְׁבָ֥ה | veyashevah | and it will remain | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| לָבֶֽטַח׃ | lavetach | to security | H983 → |
וְיָ֣שְׁבוּand people will dwell
veyashevuH3427 →1079 times
בָ֔הּin it
vah
וְחֵ֖רֶםand total destruction
vecheremH2764 →
לֹ֣אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
יִֽהְיֶה־it will be
yihyeh-H1961 →3559 times
ע֑וֹדagain
odH5750 →490 times
וְיָשְׁבָ֥הand it will remain
veyashevahH3427 →1079 times
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
לָבֶֽטַח׃to security
lavetachH983 →
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
Revelation 22:3No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him.
it leads to
- Matthew 25:21
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Revelation 21:3–4
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will…
- John 12:26
If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
- Revelation 7:15–17
For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
- John 14:3
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
- Matthew 25:21
Through
Revelation 21:4‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 25:8
He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.
- Revelation 7:17
For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
- 1 Corinthians 15:26
The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
- Isaiah 25:8
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
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) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.