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Zechariah 14

Zech. 14:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And it shall come to pass in that day
yowm (Hebrew #3117)
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
KJV usage: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
Pronounce: yome
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
, that κthe light
'owr (Hebrew #216)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
KJV usage: bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
Pronounce: ore
Origin: from 215
shall not be λclear
yaqar (Hebrew #3368)
from 3365; valuable (obj. or subj.): --brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.
Pronounce: yaw-kawr'
, nor μdark
qapha' (Hebrew #7087)
to shrink, i.e. thicken (as unracked wine, curdled milk, clouded sky, frozen water)
KJV usage: congeal, curdle, dark, settle.
Pronounce: kaw-faw'
Origin: a primitive root
qapha' (Hebrew #7087)
to shrink, i.e. thicken (as unracked wine, curdled milk, clouded sky, frozen water)
KJV usage: congeal, curdle, dark, settle.
Pronounce: kaw-faw'
Origin: a primitive root
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That is, it shall not be clear in some places and dark in other places of the world.
λ
precious.
μ
thickness.

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Ministry on This Verse

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that the."That is, it shall not be clear in some places, and dark in other places of the world."not.
Psa. 97:10‑11• 10Ye that love Jehovah, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints, he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
 11Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart. (Psa. 97:10‑11)
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Psa. 112:4• 4Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness; he is gracious, and merciful, and righteous. (Psa. 112:4)
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Prov. 4:18‑19• 18But the path of the righteous is as the shining light, going on and brightening until the day be fully come.
 19The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. (Prov. 4:18‑19)
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Isa. 50:10• 10Who is among you that feareth Jehovah, that hearkeneth to the voice of his servant? he that walketh in darkness, and hath no light,--let him confide in the name of Jehovah, and stay himself upon his God. (Isa. 50:10)
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Isa. 60:1‑3• 1Arise, shine! for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee.
 2For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but Jehovah will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen on thee.
 3And the nations shall walk by thy light, and kings by the brightness of thy rising. (Isa. 60:1‑3)
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Hos. 6:3• 3and we shall know,--we shall follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is assured as the morning dawn; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain which watereth the earth. (Hos. 6:3)
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Luke 1:78‑79• 78on account of the bowels of mercy of our God; wherein the dayspring from on high has visited us,
 79to shine upon them who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. (Luke 1:78‑79)
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John 1:5• 5And the light appears in darkness, and the darkness apprehended it not. (John 1:5)
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John 12:46• 46I am come into the world as light, that every one that believes on me may not abide in darkness; (John 12:46)
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Eph. 5:8‑14• 8for ye were once darkness, but now light in the Lord; walk as children of light,
 9(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,)
 10proving what is agreeable to the Lord;
 11and do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove them,
 12for the things that are done by them in secret it is shameful even to say.
 13But all things having their true character exposed by the light are made manifest; for that which makes everything manifest is light.
 14Wherefore he says, Wake up, thou that sleepest, and arise up from among the dead, and the Christ shall shine upon thee. (Eph. 5:8‑14)
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Col. 1:12• 12giving thanks to the Father, who has made us fit for sharing the portion of the saints in light, (Col. 1:12)
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2 Peter 1:19• 19And we have the prophetic word made surer, to which ye do well taking heed (as to a lamp shining in an obscure place) until the day dawn and the morning star arise in your hearts; (2 Peter 1:19)
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Rev. 11:3,15• 3And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.
 15And the seventh angel sounded his trumpet: and there were great voices in the heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world of our Lord and of his Christ is come, and he shall reign to the ages of ages. (Rev. 11:3,15)
clear.
Heb. precious.
dark.
Heb. thickness.
• In another’s words: “It shall not be a day of mingled light and darkness, but a day appointed by Jehovah, a day characterized by His intervention and mighty presence, and that could not be characterized by the ordinary vicissitudes of night and day; but, at the moment when the total darkness of night might be expected, there should be light.” (“Zechariah 14” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And it shall come to pass in that day, that there shall not be light; the shiningb shall be obscuredc.

JND Translation Notes

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b
Or "the shining ones" (luminaries).
c
Or "the light shall not be brightness and gloom."