Zechariah 14:7

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“It will be a day known only to the LORD, without day or night; but when evening comes, there will be light.”

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BSBPD

“It will be a day known only to the LORD, without day or night; but when evening comes, there will be light.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Zechariah 14:7 — 23 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 37:18The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
  2. 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. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 He has inflicted.
  5. Isaiah 60:19No 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.
  6. Isaiah 60:20Your 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.”
  9. Hosea 3:5Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
  10. Matthew 24:36No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
  11. Mark 13:32No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
  12. Acts 1:7Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.
  13. Acts 15:18that have been known for ages.’
  14. Acts 17:26From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.
  15. 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.”
  16. 1 Thessalonians 5:2For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.
  17. Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
  18. 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.
  19. Revelation 20:2He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
  20. Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.
  21. 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.
  22. Revelation 21:25Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.
  23. 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.

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