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The Destroyers of Jerusalem Destroyed

Zechariah 14:7

In 11 translations

BSB
It will be a day known only to the LORD, without day or night; but when evening comes, there will be light.
KJV
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.it shall be…: or, the day shall be one
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
LSV
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.
YLT
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.
DBY
And it shall be one day which is known to Jehovah, not day, and not night; and it shall come to pass, at eventide it shall be light.
DRC
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.
GNV
And there shall bee a day (it is knowen to the Lord) neither day nor night, but about the euening time it shall be light.
JPS
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.
LXXE
and there shall be for one day cold and frost, and that day shall be known to the Lord, and it shall not be day nor night: but towards evening it shall be light.Alex. ψύχος, cold, probably the right reading.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְהָיָ֣ה יוֹם־אֶחָ֗ד ה֛וּא יִוָּדַ֥ע לַֽיהוָ֖ה לֹא־י֣וֹם וְלֹא־לָ֑יְלָה וְהָיָ֥ה לְעֵֽת־עֶ֖רֶב יִֽהְיֶה־אֽוֹר׃
LXX-Br
ἔσται μίαν ἡμέραν, καὶ ἡ ἡμέρα ἐκείνη γνωστὴ τῷ Κυρίῳ, καὶ οὐκ ἡμέρα, καὶ οὐ νὺξ, καὶ πρὸς ἑσπέραν ἔσται φῶς.

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  • Revelation 22:5There 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.
  • Isaiah 30:26The 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…
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:2For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
  • Daniel 12:4But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”
  • Revelation 21:23And 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.
  • Acts 1:7Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.
  • Psalms 37:18The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
  • Matthew 24:36No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
  • Acts 15:18that have been known for ages.’
  • Acts 17:31For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
  • Jeremiah 30:7How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.
  • Mark 13:32No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
  • Isaiah 60:19–20No 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…
  • Isaiah 11:9They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.
  • Revelation 14:6Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.
  • Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore.…

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