Zechariah 14:2
And I will gather all the Gentiles to Jerusalem to war, and the city shall be taken, and the houses plundered, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, but the rest of my people shall not be utterly cut off from the city.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
1Behold, the days of the Lord come, and thy spoils shall be divided in thee.
3And the Lord shall go forth, and fight with those Gentiles as when he fought in the day of war.
Cross References
Isaiah 4:3And it shall be, that the remnant left in Sion, and the remnant left in Jerusalem, even all that are + 4:3 Gr. written for life.appointed to life in Jerusalem, shall be called holy.
Isaiah 13:16And they shall dash their children before their eyes; and they shall spoil their houses, and shall take their wives.
Isaiah 65:18But they shall find in her joy and exultation; for, behold, I make Jerusalem a rejoicing, and my people a joy.
Lamentations 1:10Jod. The oppressor has stretched out his hand on all her desirable things: for she has seen the Gentiles entering into her sanctuary, concerning whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.
Amos 7:17Therefore thus saith the Lord; Thy wife shall be a harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be measured with the line; and thou shalt die in an unclean land; and Israel shall be led captive out of his land. Thus has the Lord God shewed me.
Matthew Henry on Zechariah 14:2-8
Persecution of the Church; Judgments and Mercies; Encouraging Prospects. ( b. c. 500.) 1 Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. 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. 3 Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in… Read the whole commentary →