Zechariah 14:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

And it shall be, that whoever will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְ֠הָיָה אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹֽא־יַעֲלֶ֜ה מֵאֵ֨ת מִשְׁפְּח֤וֹת הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ אֶל־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֔ת לְמֶ֖לֶךְ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת וְלֹ֥א עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם יִהְיֶ֥ה הַגָּֽשֶׁם׃

Transliteration

And wəhāyâ ʾăšer lōʾ-yaʿăleh mēʾēt mišpəḥôt hāʾāreṣ ʾel-yərûšālaim ləhištaḥăwōt ləmelek YHWH ṣəbāʾôt wəlōʾ ʿălêhem yihyeh haggāšem.

Grammar Details

• *wəhāyâ*: waw-consecutive + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and it will be
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - that which/whoever
• *lōʾ-yaʿăleh*: negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will not go up
• *mēʾēt*: preposition - from
• *mišpəḥôt*: feminine plural construct - families of
• *hāʾāreṣ*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the earth/land
• *ʾel-yərûšālaim*: preposition + proper noun - to Jerusalem
• *ləhištaḥăwōt*: preposition + hitpael infinitive construct - to worship
• *ləmelek*: preposition + masculine singular construct - to king of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *ṣəbāʾôt*: masculine plural noun - hosts/armies
• *wəlōʾ*: waw-conjunction + negative particle - and not
• *ʿălêhem*: preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - upon them
• *yihyeh*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will be
• *haggāšem*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the rain

Word Meanings

• *wəhāyâ*: it will be/come to pass/happen
• *lōʾ-yaʿăleh*: will not go up/ascend/make pilgrimage
• *mišpəḥôt*: families/clans/tribes
• *hāʾāreṣ*: the earth/land/world
• *ləhištaḥăwōt*: to worship/bow down/prostrate oneself
• *ṣəbāʾôt*: hosts/armies/multitudes
• *ʿălêhem*: upon them/for them/against them
• *haggāšem*: the rain/shower/rainfall

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If any of the families of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of Hosts, they will have no rain.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it shall be, that whoso of [all] the families{H4940} of the earth{H776} goeth not up{H5927} unto Jerusalem{H3389} to worship{H7812} the King,{H4428} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} upon them there shall be no rain.{H1653}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it shall be, that whoso will not come up{H5927}{(H8799)} of all the families{H4940} of the earth{H776} unto Jerusalem{H3389} to worship{H7812}{(H8692)} the King{H4428}, the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, even upon them shall be no rain{H1653}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And loke what generacion vpon earth goeth not vp to Ierusalem, for to worshipe the kynge (euen the LORDE of hoostes) vpon the same shal come no rayne.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And who so will not come vp of all the families of the earth vnto Ierusalem to worship the King the Lorde of hostes, euen vpon them shall come no raine.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And loke what generation vpon the earth goeth not to Hierusalem for to worshippe the king the Lorde of hoastes, vpon the same shall come no rayne.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And it shall be, [that] whoso will not come up of [all] the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It will be, that whoever of all the families of the earth doesn't go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, Yahweh of Hosts, on them there will be no rain.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it hath come to pass, That he who doth not go up of the families of the land unto Jerusalem, To bow himself to the King, Jehovah of Hosts, Even on them there is no shower.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it shall be, that whoso of `all' the families of the earth goeth not up unto Jerusalem to worship the King, Jehovah of hosts, upon them there shall be no rain.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it shall be, that whoso of [all] the families of the earth goeth not up unto Jerusalem to worship the King, Jehovah of hosts, upon them there shall be no rain.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And it will be that if any one of all the families of the earth does not go up to Jerusalem to give worship to the King, the Lord of armies, on them there will be no rain.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It will be, that whoever of all the families of the earth doesn't go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, Yahweh of Armies, on them there will be no rain.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But if any of the nations anywhere on earth refuse to go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, they will get no rain.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 14:4 : 4 Because the ground is cracked, for there was no rain on the earth, the farmers were ashamed, they covered their heads.
• 1 Kgs 17:1 : 1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain for these years, except by my word.
• Isa 60:12 : 12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish, yes, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
• Jer 10:25 : 25 Pour out your fury upon the heathen that do not know you, and upon the families that do not call on your name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.
• 2 Chr 6:26 : 26 When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against you; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess your name, and turn from their sin, when you afflict them;
• 2 Chr 7:13 : 13 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people;
• Ps 2:8-9 : 8 Ask of me, and I shall give you the nations for your inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession. 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. 10 Be wise now therefore, O you kings: be instructed, you judges of the earth. 11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
• Ps 110:5-6 : 5 The Lord at your right hand will strike through kings in the day of his wrath. 6 He will judge among the nations, he will fill the places with dead bodies; he will wound the heads over many countries.
• Isa 5:6 : 6 And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor dug; but briers and thorns shall come up: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
• Isa 45:23 : 23 I have sworn by Myself, the word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that to Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
• Gen 10:32 : 32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations. And by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.
• Gen 12:3 : 3 And I will bless those who bless you, and curse him who curses you: and in you shall all families of the earth be blessed.
• Gen 28:14 : 14 And your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
• Deut 11:17 : 17 And then the LORD'S wrath be kindled against you, and He shuts up the heaven, so there is no rain, and the land yields no fruit; and you perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD gives you.
• Deut 28:23-24 : 23 And your heaven that is over your head shall be brass, and the earth that is under you shall be iron. 24 The LORD shall make the rain of your land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon you, until you are destroyed.
• 1 Kgs 8:35 : 35 When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against you; if they pray toward this place, and confess your name, and turn from their sin, when you afflict them:
• Jer 14:22 : 22 Are there any among the idols of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are You not He, O LORD our God? Therefore we will wait upon You, for You have made all these things.
• Amos 3:2 : 2 You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.
• Amos 4:7-8 : 7 And also I have withheld the rain from you, when there were still three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece where it did not rain withered. 8 So two or three cities wandered to one city to drink water, but they were not satisfied: yet you have not returned to me, says the LORD.
• Zech 14:16 : 16 And it shall come to pass, that everyone that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.
• Acts 17:26-27 : 26 And has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings; 27 So that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might feel for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;
• Rom 14:10-11 : 10 But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 11 For it is written, As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
• Jas 5:17 : 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain; and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.
• Rev 11:6 : 6 These have power to shut heaven, that it does not rain in the days of their prophecy; and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire.