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When evening comes, there will be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/zechariah/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />yet there will be continuous day! Only the LORD knows how this could happen. There will be no normal day and night, for at evening time it will still be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And there shall be a unique day, which is known to the LORD, neither day nor night, but at evening time there shall be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />It will be a unique day known only to the LORD, without day or night; but when evening comes, there will be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> at evening time it shall be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />It shall be one day Which is known to the LORD— Neither day nor night. But at evening time it shall happen <i>That</i> it will be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For it will be a unique day which is known to the LORD, neither day nor night, but it will come about that at the time of evening there will be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For it will be a unique day which is known to the LORD, neither day nor night, but it will come about that at evening time there will be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For it will be a unique day which is known to the LORD, neither day nor night, but it will come about that at evening time there will be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And it will be a unique day which is known to Yahweh, neither day nor night, but it will be that at evening time there will be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But it will be a unique day which is known to the LORD—not day and not night, but at evening time there will be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It will be a unique day known only to the LORD, without day or night, but there will be light at evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />It will be a day known only to Yahweh, without day or night, but there will be light at evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />but it shall be one day which is known unto Jehovah; not day, and not night; but it shall come to pass, that at evening time there shall be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And the LORD has decided when it will happen--this time of unending day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />but it shall be one day which is known unto the LORD; not day, and not night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time there shall be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />There will be one day-a day known to the LORD-with no difference between day and night. It will be light even in the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />nor any darkness. There will always be daylight, even at nighttime. When this will happen is known only to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />It will be a unique day, known only to the LORD—neither daytime nor nighttime—and it will come about at twilight there will be light! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />It will be a unique day known only to the LORD, without day or night; but when evening comes, there will be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />It will happen in one day (a day known to the LORD); not in the day or the night, but in the evening there will be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It will be a unique day which is known to the LORD; not day, and not night; but it will come to pass, that at evening time there will be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening it shall be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />It will be a unique day which is known to Yahweh—not day, and not night; but it will come to pass that at evening time there will be light. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And there has been one day, "" It is known to YHWH, not day nor night, "" And it has been at evening-time—there is light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And there hath been one day, It is known to Jehovah, not day nor night, And it hath been at evening-time -- there is light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it was one day it shall be known to Jehovah, not day, and not night: and it was at the time of evening it shall be light.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And there shall be one day, which is known to the Lord, not day nor night : and in the time of the evening there shall be light. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And there will be one day, which is known to the Lord, not day and not night. And in the time of the evening, there will be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />There will be one continuous day—it is known to the LORD—not day and night, for in the evening there will be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And there shall be continuous day (it is known to the LORD), not day and not night, for at evening time there shall be light.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />It shall be a day which is known to the LORD; it shall be neither night nor day; and it shall come to pass that at evening time it shall be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And it will be one day and that day will be known to LORD JEHOVAH, not evening and not daylight, and at the time of evening it shall be light<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And there shall be one day Which shall be known as the LORD'S, Not day, and not night; But it shall come to pass, that at evening time there shall be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and there shall be for one day cold and frost, and that day <i>shall be</i> known to the Lord, and <i>it shall</i> not <i>be</i> day nor night: but towards evening it shall be light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/14-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=2192" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/14.htm">The Destroyers of Jerusalem Destroyed</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>On that day there will be no light, no cold or frost. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">It will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm- (N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">a day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yiw·wā·ḏa‘ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">known</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">only</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD,</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.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: lā·yə·lāh (N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">or night;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: ‘e·reḇ (N-ms) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">but when evening</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">comes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">there will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: lə·‘êṯ- (Prep-l:: N-csc) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216: ’ō·wr (N-cs) -- A light. From 'owr; illumination or luminary.">light.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-19.htm">Isaiah 60:19-20</a></span><br />No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor. / Your sun will no longer set, and your moon will not wane; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your sorrow will cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-23.htm">Revelation 21:23-25</a></span><br />And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp. / By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory. / Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-5.htm">Revelation 22:5</a></span><br />There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29-31</a></span><br />Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ / At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-26.htm">Isaiah 30:26</a></span><br />The light of the moon will be as bright as the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds He has inflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-9.htm">Amos 8:9</a></span><br />And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-31.htm">Joel 2:31</a></span><br />The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-2.htm">Malachi 4:2</a></span><br />“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-23.htm">Isaiah 24:23</a></span><br />The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Ezekiel 32:7-8</a></span><br />When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light. / All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness upon your land,’ declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-35.htm">Matthew 24:35</a></span><br />Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Luke 21:25-28</a></span><br />There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. / Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. / At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-20.htm">Acts 2:20</a></span><br />The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12-14</a></span><br />And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, / and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. / The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10</a></span><br />For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.</p><p class="hdg">it shall be one day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/21-23.htm">Revelation 21:23</a></b></br> And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb <i>is</i> the light thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/22-5.htm">Revelation 22:5</a></b></br> And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.</p><p class="hdg">which.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-18.htm">Psalm 37:18</a></b></br> The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/24-36.htm">Matthew 24:36</a></b></br> But of that day and hour knoweth no <i>man</i>, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/13-32.htm">Mark 13:32</a></b></br> But of that day and <i>that</i> hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.</p><p class="hdg">at.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-7.htm">Isaiah 9:7</a></b></br> Of the increase of <i>his</i> government and peace <i>there shall be</i> no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-9.htm">Isaiah 11:9</a></b></br> They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-26.htm">Isaiah 30:26</a></b></br> Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zechariah/3-4.htm">Change</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-16.htm">Daytime</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-11.htm">Eventide</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-6.htm">Light</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-4.htm">Night</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-5.htm">Time</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-5.htm">Unique</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/malachi/3-6.htm">Change</a> <a href="/john/11-9.htm">Daytime</a> <a href="/matthew/8-16.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/mark/11-11.htm">Eventide</a> <a href="/malachi/1-10.htm">Light</a> <a href="/matthew/2-14.htm">Night</a> <a href="/malachi/3-7.htm">Time</a> <a href="/job/23-13.htm">Unique</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/14-1.htm">The destroyers of Jerusalem destroyed.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/14-3.htm">The coming of Christ, and the graces of his kingdom.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/14-12.htm">The plague of Jerusalem's enemies.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/14-16.htm">The remnant shall turn to the Lord;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/14-20.htm">and their spoils shall be holy.</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zechariah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/zechariah/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>It will be a unique day</b><br>This phrase indicates a day unlike any other, suggesting a significant event in God's redemptive plan. The concept of a "unique day" can be linked to the "Day of the Lord," a recurring theme in prophetic literature, which often signifies a time of divine intervention and judgment. This day is set apart from ordinary time, emphasizing its importance in the eschatological timeline.<p><b>known only to the LORD</b><br>This highlights the sovereignty and omniscience of God, who alone knows the timing and nature of this day. It echoes Jesus' words in <a href="/matthew/24-36.htm">Matthew 24:36</a>, where He states that no one knows the day or hour of His return, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. This underscores the mystery and divine control over future events.<p><b>without day or night</b><br>The absence of the usual cycle of day and night suggests a transformation of the natural order. This imagery can be connected to <a href="/revelation/21-23.htm">Revelation 21:23-25</a>, where the New Jerusalem is described as having no need for the sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates it. This signifies a new creation where God's presence provides perpetual light, symbolizing His eternal reign and the end of darkness, both literal and metaphorical.<p><b>but when evening comes, there will be light</b><br>This paradoxical statement implies a reversal of expectations, where light appears at a time typically associated with darkness. It can be seen as a metaphor for hope and salvation emerging from despair. Theologically, it points to Christ as the "light of the world" (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>), who brings spiritual illumination and victory over sin and death. This imagery also resonates with the resurrection, where life triumphs over the grave, and with the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises in the eschaton.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>A prophet in the Old Testament who conveyed God's messages to the people of Israel, particularly concerning the future and the coming of the Messiah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The central place in Zechariah's prophecies, often symbolizing God's presence and the focal point of eschatological events.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The sovereign God who orchestrates the events described in Zechariah, emphasizing His control over time and creation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_unique_day.htm">The Unique Day</a></b><br>A prophetic event described as unlike any other, marked by divine intervention and transformation of natural order.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/light_at_evening.htm">Light at Evening</a></b><br>Symbolic of God's presence and victory, overcoming darkness and bringing clarity and hope.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_time.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Time</a></b><br>The unique day is known only to the LORD, reminding us that God is in control of history and the future. We can trust His timing and plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/light_in_darkness.htm">Light in Darkness</a></b><br>The promise of light at evening signifies hope and victory over darkness. As believers, we are called to reflect God's light in a dark world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eschatological_hope.htm">Eschatological Hope</a></b><br>Zechariah's prophecy points to a future fulfillment in Christ's return. This hope should inspire us to live faithfully and expectantly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_light.htm">Symbolism of Light</a></b><br>Light represents God's presence, truth, and salvation. We are encouraged to walk in the light, embracing God's truth in our daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/anticipation_of_god's_kingdom.htm">Anticipation of God's Kingdom</a></b><br>The prophecy invites us to anticipate the full realization of God's kingdom, motivating us to participate in His redemptive work now.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_israel.htm">What does the Bible say about Israel in End Times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/zechariah_14_6-7__day_to_night,_then_light.htm">Zechariah 14:6–7 – How can day become night and then return to light in the same day without any normal celestial explanation? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_'shepherd'_in_zech._13_7.htm">Zechariah 13:7 - Who is the 'shepherd' in this verse, and why does the text imply that God himself would strike him, which seems contradictory to other passages?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_hasn't_the_'day_of_the_lord'_come.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2 - If Paul expected the 'Day of the Lord' imminently, why hasn't it occurred after nearly two thousand years?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">One day.</span> A unique day, unparalleled (comp. <a href="/songs/6-9.htm">Song of Solomon 6:9</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/7-5.htm">Ezekiel 7:5</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Which shall be</span> (<span class="accented">is</span>) <span class="cmt_word">known to the Lord</span>. Its peculiar character, and the moment of its arrival, are known to God, and God only (<a href="/matthew/24-36.htm">Matthew 24:36</a>). Not day, nor night. It cannot be called truly the one or the other, because there is darkness in the day and light at night, as the following clause says. This is symbolically explained by St. Ephraem, "It will not be altogether consolation, nor altogether affliction." It is not full daylight, for calamity presses; it is not deep night, because there is hope amid the distress. <span class="cmt_word">At evening time it shall be light.</span> In the midst of trouble and danger deliverance shall come. The whole section is a figurative description of the fortunes of the Church militant, even as Christ announced to his disciples: "In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world" (<a href="/john/16-33.htm">John 16:33</a>); "If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you" (<a href="/john/15-20.htm">John 15:20</a>); "Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid' (<a href="/john/14-27.htm">John 14:27</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/14-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">It will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a day</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹם־</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">known</span><br /><span class="heb">יִוָּדַ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(yiw·wā·ḏa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">only</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֗ד</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽיהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">without</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">י֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or night;</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֑יְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(lā·yə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> </span><span class="str2">A twist, night, adversity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but when evening</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶ֖רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(‘e·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> </span><span class="str2">Evening</span><br /><br /><span class="word">comes,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִֽהְיֶה־</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">light.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֽוֹר׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_216.htm">Strong's 216: </a> </span><span class="str2">Illumination, luminary</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/14-7.htm">Zechariah 14:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/14-7.htm">Zechariah 14:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/14-7.htm">Zechariah 14:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/14-7.htm">Zechariah 14:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/14-7.htm">Zechariah 14:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/14-7.htm">Zechariah 14:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/14-7.htm">Zechariah 14:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/14-7.htm">Zechariah 14:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/14-7.htm">Zechariah 14:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/14-7.htm">Zechariah 14:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/14-7.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 14:7 It will be a unique day which (Zech. 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