Zechariah 14:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָיָ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֣ה א֔וֹר יְקָר֖וֹת *יקפאון **וְקִפָּאֽוֹן׃

Transliteration

And wəhāyâ bayyôm hahûʾ lōʾ-yihyeh ʾôr yəqārôt wəqippāʾôn.

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
• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *yihyeh*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will be
• *ʾôr*: masculine singular noun - light
• *yəqārôt*: feminine plural adjective - precious things
• *wəqippāʾôn*: waw-consecutive + masculine singular noun - and congealing/thickening [qere reading]

Word Meanings

• *wəhāyâ*: it will be/come to pass/happen
• *lōʾ-yihyeh*: there will not be/exist
• *ʾôr*: light/illumination/daylight
• *yəqārôt*: precious things/splendors/rarities
• *wəqippāʾôn*: congealing/freezing/thickening [ketiv *yəqippāʾûn* - they will congeal]

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  On that day, there will be no light; the precious lights will diminish and freeze.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it shall come to pass in that day, that there shall not be light; the bright ones shall withdraw themselves:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  In that daye shal it not be light, but colde and frost.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And in that day shall there bee no cleare light, but darke.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  In that day shall there be no cleare light, but darke.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the light shall not be clear, [nor] dark:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It will happen in that day, that there will not be light, cold, or frost.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it hath come to pass, in that day, The precious light is not, it is dense darkness,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it shall come to pass in that day, that there shall not be light; the bright ones shall withdraw themselves:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it shall come to pass in that day, that there shall not be light; the bright ones shall withdraw themselves:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And in that day there will be no heat or cold or ice;

• World English Bible (2000)

  It will happen in that day, that there will not be light, cold, or frost.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  On that day there will be no light– the sources of light in the heavens will congeal.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 97:10-11 : 10 You that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserves the souls of his saints; he delivers them out of the hand of the wicked. 11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
• Ps 112:4 : 4 Unto the upright, there arises light in the darkness; he is gracious, full of compassion, and righteous.
• Prov 4:18-19 : 18 But the path of the just is like the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day. 19 The way of the wicked is like darkness: they do not know at what they stumble.
• Isa 13:10 : 10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light: the sun will be darkened in its rising, and the moon will not cause its light to shine.
• Isa 50:10 : 10 Who among you fears the LORD, who obeys the voice of his servant, who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD, and rely upon his God.
• Isa 60:1-3 : 1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. 2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the people; but the LORD shall arise upon you, and His glory shall be seen upon you. 3 And the Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
• Jer 4:23 : 23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was formless and empty; and the heavens, and they had no light.
• Hos 6:3 : 3 Then shall we know, if we pursue to know the LORD: his coming is as certain as the morning; and he will come to us like the rain, like the latter and former rain to the earth.
• Luke 1:78-79 : 78 Through the tender mercy of our God, with which the Dayspring from on high has visited us, 79 To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
• John 1:5 : 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
• John 12:46 : 46 I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me should not remain in darkness.
• Eph 5:8-9 : 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord: walk as children of light: 9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) 10 Finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. 13 But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light: for whatever makes manifest is light. 14 Therefore he says, Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.
• Col 1:12 : 12 Giving thanks unto the Father, who has made us qualified to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
• 2 Pet 1:19 : 19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy, to which you do well to take heed, as to a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts:
• Rev 11:3 : 3 And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.
• Rev 11:15 : 15 And the seventh angel sounded, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever.