Zechariah 14 · Verse 11

Zechariah 14:11

And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
Zechariah 14:11, King James Version

Zechariah 14:11 in other translations

BSBPeople will live there, and never again will there be an utter destruction. So Jerusalem will dwell securely.
WEBMen will dwell therein, and there will be no more curse; but Jerusalem will dwell safely.
ASVAnd men shall dwell therein, and there shall be no more curse; but Jerusalem shall dwell safely.
YLTAnd they have dwelt in her, And destruction is no more, And Jerusalem hath dwelt confidently.
DARBYAnd men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; and Jerusalem shall dwell safely.
BBEAnd there will be no more curse; but Jerusalem will be living without fear of danger.
WebsterAnd men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

What does Zechariah 14:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. no more utter destruction--(Jr 31:40). Literally, "no more curse" (Re 22:3; compare Mal 4:6), for there will be no more sin. Temporal blessings and spiritual prosperity shall go together in the millennium: long life (Is 65:20-22), peace (Is 2:4), honor (Is 60:14-16), righteous government (Is 54:14; 60:18). Judgment, as usual, begins at the house of God, but then falls fatally on Antichrist, whereon the Church obtains perfect liberty. The last day will end everything evil (Ro 8:21) [Auberlen].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 There shall be no more utter destruction - After this final restoration of Jerusalem it shall never more be destroyed; but as this was the first city of the living God upon earth, so shall it be the last; it shall be safely inhabited. It shall see war no more.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zechariah 14:8-15

Some consider that the progress of the gospel, beginning from Jerusalem, is referred to by the living waters flowing from that city. Neither shall the gospel and means of grace, nor the graces of the Spirit wrought in the hearts of believers by those means, ever fail, by reason either of the heat of persecution, or storms of temptation, or the blasts of any other affliction. Tremendous judgments appear to be…

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Zechariah 14:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְיָ֣שְׁבוּve.Ya.she.vuand people will dwellH3427
בָ֔הּVahin it
וְחֵ֖רֶםve.Che.remand total destructionH2764
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יִֽהְיֶה\־yih.yeh-it will beH1961
ע֑וֹדodagainH5750
וְיָשְׁבָ֥הve.ya.she.Vahand it will remainH3427
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
לָבֶֽטַח\׃la.Ve.tachto securityH983

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Cross references for Zechariah 14:11

  • Revelation 22:3

    And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:

  • Amos 9:15

    And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God.

  • Jeremiah 23:5-6

    Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

  • Revelation 21:4

    And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

  • Zechariah 8:8

    And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.

  • Zechariah 2:4

    And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:

  • Joel 3:20

    But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

  • Jeremiah 33:15-16

    In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The Lord our righteousness.

  • Ezekiel 37:26

    Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.

  • Joel 3:17

    So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.

  • Numbers 21:3

    And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.

  • Isaiah 26:1

    In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
there.
Nu 21:3; Isa 60:18; Jer 31:40; Eze 37:26; Joe 3:17,20; Am 9:15
Re 21:4; 22:3
shall be safely inhabited. or, shall abide.
2:4; 8:4,8; Isa 26:1; 66:22; Jer 23:5,6; 33:15,16; Eze 34:22-29

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Context

  • Zechariah 14:10

    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.

  • Zechariah 14:11

    And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

  • Zechariah 14:12

    And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

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Zechariah 14:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y morarán en ella, y nunca más será anatema; sino que será Jerusalem habitada confiadamente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et on y habitera, et il n’y aura plus d’anathème; et Jérusalem habitera en sécurité.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und man wird darin wohnen, und kein Bann wird mehr sein; und Jerusalem wird in Sicherheit wohnen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et habitabunt in ea, et anathema non erit amplius, sed sedebit Jerusalem secura.