Zechariah 14:18

And, 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.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

In Context

17And 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.

19This, shall be the punishment of Egypt,—and the punishment of all the nations, when they come not up to celebrate the festival of booths.

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Cross References

Leviticus 23:34Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying:—On the fifteenth day of this seventh month, shall be the festival of booths, for seven days, unto Yahweh.

Isaiah 60:12For, the nation and the kingdom that will not serve thee, shall perish,—Yea the nations, shall be utterly wasted.

Micah 5:8And, the remnant of Jacob, shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the jungle, as a young lion among flocks of sheep,—who, if he passeth by, both treadeth down—and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

Zechariah 14:15And, so, shall be the plague of the horse, the mule, the camel, and the ass, and all the beasts which shall be in those camps,—like this plague!

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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