Zechariah 14:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

And his feet shall stand in that day upon the Mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives shall split in the midst toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall move toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעָמְד֣וּ רַגְלָ֣יו בַּיּוֹם־הַ֠הוּא עַל־הַ֨ר הַזֵּתִ֜ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י יְרוּשָׁלִַם֮ מִקֶּדֶם֒ וְנִבְקַע֩ הַ֨ר הַזֵּיתִ֤ים מֵֽחֶצְיוֹ֙ מִזְרָ֣חָה וָיָ֔מָּה גֵּ֖יא גְּדוֹלָ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד וּמָ֨שׁ חֲצִ֥י הָהָ֛ר צָפ֖וֹנָה וְחֶצְיוֹ־נֶֽגְבָּה׃

Transliteration

And wəʿāmədû raglāyw bayyôm-hahûʾ upon har-hazzêtîm which upon pənê yərûšālaim miqqedem and wənibqaʿ har hazzêtîm mēḥeṣyô mizrāḥâ wāyāmmâ gêʾ gədôlâ məʾōd and ûmāš ḥăṣî hāhār ṣāpônâ wəḥeṣyô-negbâ.

Grammar Details

• *wəʿāmədû*: waw-consecutive + qal perfect 3rd plural - and will stand
• *raglāyw*: feminine dual noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his feet
• *bayyôm-hahûʾ*: preposition + masculine singular noun with definite article + demonstrative pronoun - in that day
• *har-hazzêtîm*: masculine singular construct + masculine plural noun with definite article - Mount of Olives
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which
• *pənê*: masculine plural construct - face of
• *yərûšālaim*: proper noun - Jerusalem
• *miqqedem*: preposition + masculine singular noun - from east
• *wənibqaʿ*: waw-consecutive + niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and will be split
• *har*: masculine singular construct - mount of
• *hazzêtîm*: masculine plural noun with definite article - the olives
• *mēḥeṣyô*: preposition + masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - from its middle
• *mizrāḥâ*: masculine singular noun with directional heh - eastward
• *wāyāmmâ*: waw-consecutive + masculine singular noun with directional heh - and westward
• *gêʾ*: masculine singular construct - valley of
• *gədôlâ*: adjective feminine singular - great
• *məʾōd*: adverb - very
• *ûmāš*: waw-consecutive + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and will move
• *ḥăṣî*: masculine singular construct - half of
• *hāhār*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the mountain
• *ṣāpônâ*: feminine singular noun with directional heh - northward
• *wəḥeṣyô*: waw-consecutive + masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and its half
• *negbâ*: masculine singular noun with directional heh - southward

Word Meanings

• *wəʿāmədû*: will stand/be positioned/take a stand
• *raglāyw*: his feet/legs
• *har-hazzêtîm*: Mount of Olives
• *pənê*: face of/before/in front of
• *miqqedem*: from east/eastward/on the east
• *wənibqaʿ*: will be split/divided/cleaved
• *mēḥeṣyô*: from its middle/half/center
• *gêʾ*: valley/ravine
• *məʾōd*: very/exceedingly/greatly
• *ûmāš*: will move/depart/remove
• *ṣāpônâ*: northward/to the north
• *negbâ*: southward/to the south

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which lies before Jerusalem on the east. The Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a very great valley, so that half of the mountain will move northward and the other half southward.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And his feet{H7272} shall stand{H5975} in that day{H3117} upon the mount{H2022} of Olives,{H2132} which is before{H6440} Jerusalem{H3389} on the east;{H6924} and the mount{H2022} of Olives{H2132} shall be cleft{H1234} in the midst{H2677} thereof toward the east{H4217} and toward the west,{H3220} [and there shall be] a very{H3966} great{H1419} valley;{H1516} and half{H2677} of the mountain{H2022} shall remove{H4185} toward the north,{H6828} and half{H2677} of it toward the south.{H5045}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And his feet{H7272} shall stand{H5975}{(H8804)} in that day{H3117} upon the mount{H2022} of Olives{H2132}, which is before{H6440} Jerusalem{H3389} on the east{H6924}, and the mount{H2022} of Olives{H2132} shall cleave{H1234}{(H8738)} in the midst{H2677} thereof toward the east{H4217} and toward the west{H3220}, and there shall be a very{H3966} great{H1419} valley{H1516}; and half{H2677} of the mountain{H2022} shall remove{H4185}{(H8804)} toward the north{H6828}, and half{H2677} of it toward the south{H5045}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The shall his fete stode vpo the mount oliuete, that lieth vpon the east syde of Ierusale. And ye mount olyuete shal cleue in two, eastwarde, & westwarde so yt there shal be a greate valley: & the halff mount shal remoue towarde the north, and the other half towarde the south.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And his feete shall stand in that day vpon the mount of oliues, which is before Ierusalem on the Eastside, & the mount of oliues shal cleaue in the middes thereof: toward the East & toward the West there shalbe a very great valley, & halfe of ye mountaine shall remooue toward the North, and halfe of the mountaine towarde the South.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then shall his feete stand vpon the mount Oliuet that lyeth vpon the east side of Hierusalem, and the mount Oliuet shall cleaue in two eastwarde and westwarde, so that there shalbe a great valley: and the halfe mount shal remoue toward the north, & the other towarde the south.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which [is] before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, [and there shall be] a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  His feet will stand in that day on the Mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in two, from east to west, making a very great valley. Half of the mountain will move toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And stood have His feet, in that day, On the mount of Olives, That `is' before Jerusalem eastward, And cleft hath been the mount of Olives at its midst, To the east, and to the west, a very great valley, And removed hath the half of the mount towards the north. And its half towards the south.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east; and the mount of Olives shall be cleft in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, `and there shall be' a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east; and the mount of Olives shall be cleft in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, [and there shall be] a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And in that day his feet will be on the Mount of Olives, which is opposite Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives will be parted in the middle to the east and to the west, forming a very great valley; and half the mountain will be moved to the north and half of it to the south.

• World English Bible (2000)

  His feet will stand in that day on the Mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in two, from east to west, making a very great valley. Half of the mountain will move toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives which lies to the east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in half from east to west, leaving a great valley. Half the mountain will move northward and the other half southward.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 11:23 : 23 And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.
• Mic 1:3-4 : 3 For behold, the LORD comes forth out of his place, and will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth. 4 And the mountains will be molten under him, and the valleys will be split, as wax before the fire, and as waters that are poured down a steep place.
• Hab 3:6 : 6 He stood and measured the earth; He looked and drove asunder the nations. The everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills bowed; His ways are everlasting.
• Zech 4:7 : 7 Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace to it.
• Zech 14:10 : 10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.
• Isa 64:1-2 : 1 Oh that you would rend the heavens, that you would come down, that the mountains might flow down at your presence, 2 As when the melting fire burns, the fire causes the waters to boil, to make your name known to your adversaries, that the nations may tremble at your presence!
• Mark 11:23 : 23 For truly I say to you, That whoever shall say to this mountain, Be removed, and be cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things he says will come to pass; he shall have whatever he says.
• Acts 1:11-12 : 11 Who also said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven. 12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey.
• Zech 14:7 : 7 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.
• Nah 1:5-6 : 5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yes, the world and all who dwell in it. 6 Who can stand before his indignation? And who can endure the fierceness of his anger? His fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
• Ezek 43:2 : 2 And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the east; and his voice was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory.
• Ezek 47:1-9 : 1 Afterward he brought me again to the door of the house; and, behold, waters flowed out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the front of the house faced east, and the waters came down from under the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar. 2 Then he brought me out by way of the north gate, and led me around outside to the outer gate facing east; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side. 3 And when the man who had the measuring line in his hand went eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and brought me through the waters; the waters were ankle-deep. 4 Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were knee-deep. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were waist-deep. 5 Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not cross: for the waters had risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be crossed. 6 And he said to me, Son of man, have you seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the bank of the river. 7 Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on one side and on the other. 8 Then he said to me, These waters flow toward the eastern region, and go into the desert, and go into the sea: which when flowing into the sea, the waters shall be healed. 9 And it shall come to pass, that every living creature that moves, wherever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall go there: for they shall be healed; and everything shall live wherever the river comes. 10 And it shall come to pass, that the fishermen shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, very many. 11 But the miry places and the marshes shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt. 12 And on the river, on the bank thereof, on this side and that side, shall grow all kinds of trees for food, whose leaf shall not wither, neither shall the fruit thereof fail: it shall bring forth new fruit according to its months, because their waters issue from the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for food, and the leaf thereof for medicine.
• Joel 3:12-14 : 12 Let the nations be stirred up, and come to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. 13 Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe; come, get down, for the press is full, the vats overflow, for their wickedness is great. 14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision, for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.