Zechariah 14:7 “It will be a unique day known only to the LORD, without day or night;…”

Zechariah 14:7

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

It will be a unique day which is known to the LORD—not day, and not night; but it will come to pass that at evening time there will be light.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And there shall bee a day (it is knowen to the Lord) neither day nor night, but about the euening time it shall be light.

Darby Translation

And it shall be one day which is known to Jehovah, not day, and not night; and it shall come to pass, at eventide it shall be light.

Young's Literal Translation

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.

Bible in Basic English

And it will be unbroken day, such as the Lord has knowledge of, without change of day and night, and even at nightfall it will be light.

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Cross references

“it shall be one day”

Revelation 22:5 Revelation 21:23

Revelation 22:5 · BSB

There 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.

Revelation 21:23 · BSB

And 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.

“which”

1 Thessalonians 5:2 Psalm 37:18 Matthew 24:36 Mark 13:32 Acts 1:7 Acts 15:18

1 Thessalonians 5:2 · BSB

For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

Psalm 37:18 · BSB

The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.

Matthew 24:36 · BSB

No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

Mark 13:32 · BSB

No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

Acts 1:7 · BSB

Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.

Acts 15:18 · BSB

that have been known for ages.’

“at”

Isaiah 30:26 Daniel 12:4 Isaiah 9:7 Isaiah 11:9 Hosea 3:5 Revelation 11:15

Isaiah 30:26 · BSB

The 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 H…

Daniel 12:4 · BSB

But 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.”

Isaiah 9:7 · BSB

Of 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…

Isaiah 11:9 · BSB

They 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.

Hosea 3:5 · BSB

Afterward, 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.

Revelation 11:15 · BSB

Then 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.”

Also

Jeremiah 30:7 Revelation 21:25

Jeremiah 30:7 · BSB

How 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.

Revelation 21:25 · BSB

Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

6On that day there will be no light, no cold or frost.

8And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike.

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