Zechariah 14:8

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ And it shall be in that day, [that] living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יֵצְא֤וּ מַֽיִם־חַיִּים֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם חֶצְיָ֗ם אֶל־הַיָּם֙ הַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔י וְחֶצְיָ֖ם אֶל־הַיָּ֣ם הָאַחֲר֑וֹן בַּקַּ֥יִץ וּבָחֹ֖רֶף יִֽהְיֶֽה׃

Transliteration

And wəhāyâ bayyôm hahûʾ yēṣəʾû mayim-ḥayyîm mîrûšālaim ḥeṣyām ʾel-hayyām haqqadmônî wəḥeṣyām ʾel-hayyām hāʾaḥărôn baqqayiṣ ûbāḥōrep yihyeh.

Grammar Details

• *wəhāyâ*: waw-consecutive + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and it will be
• *bayyôm*: preposition + masculine singular noun with definite article - in the day
• *hahûʾ*: demonstrative pronoun masculine singular - that
• *yēṣəʾû*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - will go out
• *mayim-ḥayyîm*: masculine plural noun + masculine plural adjective - living waters
• *mîrûšālaim*: preposition + proper noun - from Jerusalem
• *ḥeṣyām*: masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - half of them
• *ʾel-hayyām*: preposition + masculine singular noun with definite article - to the sea
• *haqqadmônî*: adjective masculine singular with definite article - the eastern
• *wəḥeṣyām*: waw-conjunction + masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and half of them
• *hāʾaḥărôn*: adjective masculine singular with definite article - the western/latter
• *baqqayiṣ*: preposition + masculine singular noun with definite article - in the summer
• *ûbāḥōrep*: waw-conjunction + preposition + masculine singular noun with definite article - and in the winter
• *yihyeh*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it will be

Word Meanings

• *wəhāyâ*: it will be/come to pass/happen
• *yēṣəʾû*: will go out/flow/emerge
• *mayim-ḥayyîm*: living waters/fresh waters/flowing waters
• *haqqadmônî*: the eastern/former/ancient
• *hāʾaḥărôn*: the western/latter/hinder
• *baqqayiṣ*: in the summer/dry season
• *ûbāḥōrep*: and in the winter/rainy season

Referenced Verses

• Joel 3:18 : 18 ¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
• Ezek 47:1-9 : 1 ¶ Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house [stood toward] the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south [side] of the altar. 2 Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side. 3 And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters [were] to the ankles. 4 Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters [were] to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters [were] to the loins. 5 Afterward he measured a thousand; [and it was] a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over. 6 And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen [this]? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river. 7 Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river [were] very many trees on the one side and on the other. 8 Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: [which being] brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. 9 And it shall come to pass, [that] every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh. 10 And it shall come to pass, [that] the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a [place] to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many. 11 But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt. 12 And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.
• Joel 2:20 : 20 But I will remove far off from you the northern [army], and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.
• John 7:38 : 38 ‹He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.›
• Rev 22:1-2 : 1 ¶ And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, [was there] the tree of life, which bare twelve [manner of] fruits, [and] yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree [were] for the healing of the nations.
• Isa 41:17-18 : 17 [When] the poor and needy seek water, and [there is] none, [and] their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. 18 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
• Isa 49:10 : 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
• John 4:10 : 10 Jesus answered and said unto her, ‹If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.›
• John 4:14 : 14 ‹But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.›
• Luke 24:47 : 47 ‹And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.›
• Isa 58:11 : 11 And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
• Rev 22:17 : 17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
• Rev 7:16-17 : 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. 17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
• Isa 35:7 : 7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, [shall be] grass with reeds and rushes.