Zechariah 14:17

And it shall come to pass that—whoso shall not come up out of the families of the earth unto Jerusalem, to bow down to the king, Yahweh of hosts,—there shall not, on them, be any rain.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.

In Context

16And it shall come to pass, that, as for every one that is left out of all the nations that came against Jerusalem, that they shall come up, from year to year, to bow down to the king, Yahweh of hosts, and to celebrate the festival of booths.

18And, if the family of Egypt shall not come up, and shall not enter in, upon whom there falleth none, then shall smite them the plague wherewith Yahweh, did plague, the nations, because they came not up to celebrate the festival of booths.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:3That I may bless them who bless thee, But him who maketh light of thee, will I curse,—So shall be, blessed in thee, all the families of the ground.

Deuteronomy 11:17So would the anger of Yahweh kindle upon you and he would shut up the heavens, that there should be no rain, and the ground, would not yield her increase,—so should ye perish speedily, from off the good land, which Yahweh is giving unto you.

1 Kings 8:35When the heavens are shut up, and there is no rain, because they have been sinning against thee,—and they shall pray toward this place, and confess thy Name, and, from their sin, shall return, because thou hast been afflicting them,

2 Chronicles 6:26When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain, because they have been sinning against thee,—and they shall pray towards this place, and shall confess thy Name, from their sin, shall return, because thou hast been afflicting them,

Psalms 2:8Ask of me, and let me give nations as thine inheritance, and, as thy possession, the ends of the earth:

Psalms 110:5My Lord, on thy right hand,—hath shattered—in the day of his anger—kings;

Matthew Henry on Zechariah 14:17-21

Evangelical Predictions; Threatenings and Promises; Encouraging Prospects. ( b. c. 500.) 16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. 17 And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. 18 And if the family of Egypt go not up,… Read the whole commentary →

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