Zechariah 14:8 “And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it…”

Zechariah 14:8

And 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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

It will happen in that day that living waters will go out from Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea, and half of them toward the western sea. It will be so in summer and in winter.

American Standard Version

And it shall come to pass in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the eastern sea, and half of them toward the western sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.

Geneva Bible 1599

And in that day shall there waters of life goe out from Ierusalem, halfe of them towarde the East sea, and halfe of them towarde the vttermost sea, and shall be, both in sommer and winter.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

And it hath come to pass, in that day, Go forth do living waters from Jerusalem, Half of them unto the eastern sea, And half of them unto the western sea, In summer and in winter it is.

Bible in Basic English

And on that day living waters will go out from Jerusalem; half of them flowing to the sea on the east and half to the sea on the west: in summer and in winter it will be so.

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Cross references

“living”

John 7:38 John 4:14 John 4:10 Joel 3:18 Ezekiel 47:1–12 Luke 24:47

John 7:38 · BSB

Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”

John 4:14 · BSB

But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”

John 4:10 · BSB

Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”

Joel 3:18 · BSB

And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias.

Ezekiel 47:1–12 · BSB

Then the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side…

Luke 24:47 · BSB

and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.

“former”

Joel 2:20

Joel 2:20 · BSB

The northern army I will drive away from you, banishing it to a barren and desolate land, its front ranks into the Eastern Sea, and its rear guard into the Western Sea. And its stench will rise; its foul odor will ascend…

“in summer”

Isaiah 49:10 Isaiah 35:7 Isaiah 58:11 Isaiah 41:17 Isaiah 41:18 Revelation 7:16

Isaiah 49:10 · BSB

They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.

Isaiah 35:7 · BSB

The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.

Isaiah 58:11 · BSB

The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

Isaiah 41:17 · BSB

The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

Isaiah 41:18 · BSB

I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.

Revelation 7:16 · BSB

‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’

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

In context

7It will be a unique day known only to the LORD, without day or night; but when evening comes, there will be light.

9On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone.

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