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The land they left behind them was so desolate that no one traveled through it. This is how they made the pleasant land desolate.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/zechariah/7.htm">New Living Translation</a> As with a whirlwind, I scattered them among the distant nations, where they lived as strangers. Their land became so desolate that no one even traveled through it. They turned their pleasant land into a desert.” <a href="/esv/zechariah/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> “and I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known. Thus the land they left was desolate, so that no one went to and fro, and the pleasant land was made desolate.” <a href="/bsb/zechariah/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known, and the land was left desolate behind them so that no one could come or go. Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation.” <a href="/kjv/zechariah/7.htm">King James Bible</a> But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate. <a href="/nkjv/zechariah/7.htm">New King James Version</a> “But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they had not known. Thus the land became desolate after them, so that no one passed through or returned; for they made the pleasant land desolate.” <a href="/nasb_/zechariah/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “but I scattered them with a storm wind among all the nations whom they did not know. So the land was desolated behind them so that no one went back and forth, since they made the pleasant land desolate.” <a href="/nasb/zechariah/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220but I scattered them with a storm wind among all the nations whom they have not known. Thus the land is desolated behind them so that no one went back and forth, for they made the pleasant land desolate.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/zechariah/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “but I scattered them with a storm wind among all the nations whom they have not known. Thus the land is desolated behind them, so that no one went back and forth, for they made the pleasant land desolate.” <a href="/lsb/zechariah/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “but I scattered them with a storm wind among all the nations whom they have not known. Thus the land is desolated behind them so that no one was passing through and returning, for they made the pleasant land desolate.” <a href="/amp/zechariah/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “but I scattered them with a storm wind among all the nations whom they have not known. Thus the land was desolate after they had gone, so that no one passed through or returned, for they [by their sins] had made the pleasant land desolate and deserted.” <a href="/csb/zechariah/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I scattered them with a windstorm over all the nations that had not known them, and the land was left desolate behind them, with no one coming or going. They turned a pleasant land into a desolation.” <a href="/hcsb/zechariah/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I scattered them with a windstorm over all the nations that had not known them, and the land was left desolate behind them, with no one coming or going. They turned a pleasant land into a desolation.&#8221 <a href="/asv/zechariah/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> but I will scatter them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they have not known. Thus the land was desolate after them, so that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate. <a href="/cev/zechariah/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> That's why I came with a whirlwind and scattered them among foreign nations, leaving their lovely country empty of people and in ruins. <a href="/erv/zechariah/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> but I will scatter them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they have not known. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate. <a href="/gwt/zechariah/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I used a windstorm to scatter them among all the nations, nations they hadn't even heard of. They left behind a land so ruined that no one is able to travel through it. They have turned a pleasant land into a wasteland." <a href="/gnt/zechariah/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> Like a storm I swept them away to live in foreign countries. This good land was left a desolate place, with no one living in it." <a href="/isv/zechariah/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> I will scatter them to all of the nations, which they have not known.'" Now the earth was left desolate after them. As a result, no one came or went because they had turned a pleasant land into a desert. <a href="/msb/zechariah/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known, and the land was left desolate behind them so that no one could come or go. Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation.? <a href="/net/zechariah/7.htm">NET Bible</a> Rather, I will sweep them away in a storm into all the nations they are not familiar with.' Thus the land had become desolate because of them, with no one crossing through or returning, for they had made the fruitful land a waste." <a href="/nheb/zechariah/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "but I will scatter them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they have not known. Thus the land was desolate after them, so that no man passed through nor returned: for they made the pleasant land desolate." <a href="/wbt/zechariah/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate. <a href="/web/zechariah/7.htm">World English Bible</a> “but I will scatter them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they have not known. Thus the land was desolate after them, so that no man passed through nor returned; for they made the pleasant land desolate.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/zechariah/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “And I toss them on all the nations, "" That they have not known, "" The land has been desolate behind them, "" Of any passing by and turning back, "" And they set a desirable land for a desolation!” <a href="/ylt/zechariah/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I toss them on all the nations, That they have not known, The land hath been desolate behind them, Of any passing by and turning back, And they set a desirable land for a desolation! <a href="/slt/zechariah/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I will toss them about among all the nations which they knew not: and the land was desolate after them from passing through and from turning back: and they shall set the land of desire for a desolation.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/zechariah/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I dispersed them throughout all kingdoms, which they know not: and the land was left desolate behind them, so that no man passed through or returned: and they changed the delightful land into a wilderness. <a href="/cpdv/zechariah/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I dispersed them throughout all the kingdoms that they did not know. And the land was left desolate behind them, so that no one was passing through or returning. And they made the desirable land into a deserted place. <a href="/nabre/zechariah/7.htm">New American Bible</a> And I will scatter them among all the nations that they do not know. So the land was left desolate behind them with no one moving about, and they made a pleasant land into a wasteland. <a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known. Thus the land they left was desolate, so that no one went to and fro, and a pleasant land was made desolate.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I scattered them among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, without any one to pass through it and without an inhabitant, because they made the pleasant land a desolation. <a href="/hpbt/zechariah/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I shall scatter them into all the nations that have not known them, and the land shall be desolate after them for lack of a passerby or an inhabitant, because they had made the land of desire a wilderness.” <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/zechariah/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> but I will scatter them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they have not known. Thus the land was desolate after them, so that no man passed through nor returned; for they laid the pleasant land desolate.' <a href="/sep/zechariah/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I will cast them out among all the nations, whom they know not; and the land behind them shall be made utterly destitute of any going through or returning: yea they have made the choice land a desolation. <a href="/parallel/zechariah/7-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=995" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/zechariah/7.htm">A Call to Justice and Mercy</a> …13And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts. 14<a href="/hebrew/5590.htm" title="5590: wə·’ê·sā·‘ă·rêm (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjImperf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To storm, rage. A primitive root; to rush upon; by implication, to toss.">But I scattered them with a whirlwind</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">among</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">they had not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yə·ḏā·‘ūm (V-Qal-Perf-3cp:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">known,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: wə·hā·’ā·reṣ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">and the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/8074.htm" title="8074: nā·šam·māh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To be desolated or appalled. A primitive root; to stun, i.e. Devastate or stupefy.">was left desolate</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">behind them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: mê·‘ō·ḇêr (Prep-m:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">so that no one could come</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: ū·miš·šāḇ (Conj-w, Prep-m:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">or go.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: way·yā·śî·mū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">Thus they turned</a> <a href="/hebrew/2532.htm" title="2532: ḥem·dāh (N-fs) -- Desire, delight. Feminine of chemed; delight.">the pleasant</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ- (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land</a> <a href="/hebrew/8047.htm" title="8047: lə·šam·māh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Waste, horror. From shamem; ruin; by implication, consternation.">into a desolation.”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/9-16.htm">Jeremiah 9:16</a> I will scatter them among the nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send a sword after them until I have finished them off.” <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a> But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a> Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. <a href="/2_kings/17-23.htm">2 Kings 17:23</a> Finally, the LORD removed Israel from His presence, as He had declared through all His servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their homeland into Assyria, where they are to this day. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-21.htm">2 Chronicles 36:21</a> So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah. <a href="/jeremiah/4-27.htm">Jeremiah 4:27</a> For this is what the LORD says: “The whole land will be desolate, but I will not finish its destruction. <a href="/jeremiah/7-34.htm">Jeremiah 7:34</a> I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.” <a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Jeremiah 25:11</a> And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years. <a href="/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Jeremiah 29:18</a> I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations to which I banish them. <a href="/ezekiel/12-15.htm">Ezekiel 12:15</a> And they will know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries. <a href="/ezekiel/20-23.htm">Ezekiel 20:23</a> However, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands. <a href="/ezekiel/22-15.htm">Ezekiel 22:15</a> I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you throughout the lands; I will purge your uncleanness. <a href="/amos/5-27.htm">Amos 5:27</a> Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Damascus,” says the LORD, whose name is the God of Hosts. <a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a> They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. <a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38</a> Look, your house is left to you desolate.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.scattered.<a href="/zechariah/2-6.htm">Zechariah 2:6</a> Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.<a href="/zechariah/9-14.htm">Zechariah 9:14</a> And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.<a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a> And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.whom.<a href="/deuteronomy/28-33.htm">Deuteronomy 28:33,49</a> The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway: … <a href="/jeremiah/5-15.htm">Jeremiah 5:15</a> Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.the land.<a href="/leviticus/26-22.htm">Leviticus 26:22</a> I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate.<a href="/2_chronicles/36-21.htm">2 Chronicles 36:21</a> To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.<a href="/jeremiah/52-30.htm">Jeremiah 52:30</a> In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.the pleasant land.<a href="/daniel/8-9.htm">Daniel 8:9</a> And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/haggai/1-4.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-6.htm">Desolated</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-7.htm">Fro</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-9.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-11.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-10.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/nahum/2-9.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-21.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-6.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-10.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-11.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-14.htm">Whirlwind</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-9.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/malachi/1-4.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/luke/11-17.htm">Desolated</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-8.htm">Fro</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-9.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-13.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/matthew/9-1.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/malachi/3-4.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-9.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-9.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-14.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/matthew/17-25.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-18.htm">Whirlwind</a> <a href="/matthew/8-26.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 7</div>1. <a href="/zechariah/7-1.htm">The captives enquire concerning the set fasts.</a> 4. <a href="/zechariah/7-4.htm">Zechariah reproves the hypocrisy of their fasting.</a> 8. <a href="/zechariah/7-8.htm">Sin the cause of their captivity.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The imagery of a "whirlwind" suggests sudden and overwhelming force, indicating the severity of the exile. Historically, this refers to the Babylonian exile, where the Israelites were taken to lands they were unfamiliar with, fulfilling prophecies such as those found in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a>. The scattering among nations also prefigures the broader dispersion of the Jewish people throughout history, known as the Diaspora.and the land was left desolate behind them The desolation of the land signifies the physical and spiritual consequences of Israel's sin. The once fertile and prosperous land of Canaan, described as "flowing with milk and honey" (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>), became barren and uninhabited. This desolation serves as a tangible reminder of the covenantal curses outlined in <a href="/leviticus/26-32.htm">Leviticus 26:32-35</a>, where God warns of the land enjoying its Sabbaths while lying desolate due to Israel's disobedience.so that no one could come or go This phrase highlights the complete isolation and abandonment of the land. The absence of movement indicates a breakdown of society and commerce, reflecting the totality of the judgment. It also underscores the fulfillment of prophetic warnings, such as those in <a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Jeremiah 25:11</a>, where the land would become a ruin and a waste, devoid of its people.Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation. The "pleasant land" refers to the Promised Land, a gift from God to the descendants of Abraham. The transformation into a "desolation" is a direct result of the people's actions, emphasizing human responsibility in the face of divine judgment. This serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from God, as seen in the warnings of the prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah. The desolation also foreshadows the need for restoration and redemption, themes central to the coming of Jesus Christ, who offers spiritual renewal and the hope of a restored creation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a> A prophet who ministered to the people of Judah after their return from Babylonian exile. His messages often focused on repentance and the future hope of restoration. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of God who were scattered due to their disobedience and failure to heed the warnings of the prophets. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a> Refers to the foreign lands where the Israelites were dispersed as a result of their disobedience. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_land_of_israel.htm">The Land of Israel</a> Once a "pleasant land," it became desolate due to the people's sin and subsequent exile. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_whirlwind.htm">The Whirlwind</a> Symbolic of God's judgment and the forceful scattering of the people among the nations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> God's judgment is a direct result of persistent disobedience and failure to heed His commands. The scattering of the Israelites serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of sin. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_heeding_god's_word.htm">The Importance of Heeding God's Word</a> The Israelites' failure to listen to the prophets led to their downfall. We must prioritize listening to and obeying God's Word to avoid similar consequences. <a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_sin_on_the_land.htm">The Impact of Sin on the Land</a> Sin not only affects individuals but also the land and community. The desolation of Israel serves as a metaphor for the spiritual barrenness that results from turning away from God. <a href="/topical/h/hope_for_restoration.htm">Hope for Restoration</a> While <a href="/zechariah/7-14.htm">Zechariah 7:14</a> focuses on judgment, the broader context of Zechariah includes promises of restoration. God's discipline is meant to bring His people back to Him. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment_and_restoration.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment and Restoration</a> God is sovereign over the nations and uses even the scattering of His people to fulfill His purposes. Trust in His ultimate plan for restoration and redemption.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 7</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_israel.htm">What does the Bible say about Israel in End Times?</a> <a href="/q/proof_of_all_nations_attacking_jerusalem.htm">Zechariah 14:2 - Where is the evidence of all nations jointly attacking Jerusalem in a single event, either historically or archeologically?</a> <a href="/q/why_disasters_after_israel's_repentance.htm">(2 Chronicles 7:14) If God promised healing for a repentant nation, why did later disasters still befall Israel and Judah despite reported periods of repentance?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_joel_3_conflict_with_other_timelines.htm">Why does Joel 3 seem to conflict with timelines in other prophetic books regarding the final judgment and restoration, suggesting possible inconsistencies?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - I scattered them; I will scatter them. What had happened in the past is a sign of what shall befall them in the future in punishment of like obduracy. The form of the sentence denotes that God is recounting what he had said to the people in past time; hence it is best to translate the verbs in the future tense. Scattered them with a whirlwind; Septuagint, ἐκβαλῶ αὐτούς, "I will cast them out;" Vulgate, dispersi eos (comp. <a href="/job/27-21.htm">Job 27:21</a>; <a href="/amos/1-14.htm">Amos 1:14</a>). Nations whom they knew not. This is the usual phrase for people of strange tongue (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-33.htm">Deuteronomy 28:33</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/16-13.htm">Jeremiah 16:13</a>). Thus the land was desolate. This was the result of God's threatenings. Some make the words of Jehovah continue to "nor returned," but the punctuation is against them. After them; i.e. after they were carried away in captivity. No man passed through nor returned. No one went to and fro - a picture of extreme desolation (comp. <a href="/isaiah/33-8.htm">Isaiah 33:8</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/9-12.htm">Jeremiah 9:12</a>; and for the phrase, see <a href="/zechariah/9-8.htm">Zechariah 9:8</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/35-7.htm">Ezekiel 35:7</a>). For they laid the pleasant land desolate. The pronoun refers to the disobedient Jews, their sin being the cause of the desolation; or the verb may be taken impersonally, "So the pleasant land was made desolate." "The pleasant land" is literally, "the land of desire." Septuagint, γῆν ἐκλεκτήν (<a href="/psalms/106-24.htm">Psalm 106:24</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/3-19.htm">Jeremiah 3:19</a>). <a href="/commentaries/zechariah/7-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But I scattered them with a whirlwind וְאֵ֣סָעֲרֵ֗ם (wə·’ê·sā·‘ă·rêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5590.htm">Strong's 5590: </a> To rush upon, to toss among עַ֤ל (‘al) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the nations הַגּוֹיִם֙ (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that they had not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no known, יְדָע֔וּם (yə·ḏā·‘ūm) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know and the land וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (wə·hā·’ā·reṣ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land was left desolate לְשַׁמָּֽה׃ (lə·šam·māh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8074.htm">Strong's 8074: </a> To stun, devastate, stupefy behind them, אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם (’a·ḥă·rê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part so that no one could come מֵֽעֹבֵ֖ר (mê·‘ō·ḇêr) Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on or go. וּמִשָּׁ֑ב (ū·miš·šāḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again Thus they turned וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ (way·yā·śî·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set a pleasant חֶמְדָּ֖ה (ḥem·dāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> Desire, delight land אֶֽרֶץ־ (’e·reṣ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land into a desolation.” נָשַׁ֣מָּה (nā·šam·māh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8047.htm">Strong's 8047: </a> Ruin, consternation <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/7-14.htm">Zechariah 7:14 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/zechariah/7-14.htm">Zechariah 7:14 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/zechariah/7-14.htm">Zechariah 7:14 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/zechariah/7-14.htm">Zechariah 7:14 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/zechariah/7-14.htm">Zechariah 7:14 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/7-14.htm">Zechariah 7:14 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/7-14.htm">Zechariah 7:14 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/7-14.htm">Zechariah 7:14 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/7-14.htm">Zechariah 7:14 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/zechariah/7-14.htm">Zechariah 7:14 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-14.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 7:14 But I will scatter them (Zech. 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