Zechariah 14 · Verse 20

Zechariah 14:20

In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the Lord’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar.
Zechariah 14:20, King James Version

Zechariah 14:20 in other translations

BSBOn that day, HOLY TO THE LORD will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots in the house of the LORD will be like the sprinkling bowls before the altar.
WEBIn that day there will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, “HOLY TO THE LORD”; and the pots in the LORD’s house will be like the bowls before the altar.
ASVIn that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLY UNTO JEHOVAH; and the pots in Jehovah’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar.
YLTIn that day there is on bells of the horse, ‘Holy to Jehovah,' And the pots in the house of Jehovah Have been as bowls before the altar.
DARBYIn that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO JEHOVAH; and the pots in Jehovah's house shall be like the bowls before the altar.
BBEOn that day all the bells of the horses will be holy to the Lord, and the pots in the Lord's house will be like the basins before the altar.
WebsterIn that day there shall be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS TO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD'S house shall be like the bowls before the altar.

What does Zechariah 14:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
20. shall there be upon the bells--namely, this inscription, "Holiness to the Lord," the same as was on the miter of the high priest (Ex 28:36). This implies that all things, even the most common, shall be sacred to Jehovah, and not merely the things which under the law had peculiar sanctity attached to them. The "bells" were metal plates hanging from the necks of horses and camels as ornaments, which tinkled (as the Hebrew root means) by striking against each other. Bells attached to horses are found represented on the walls of Sennacherib's palace at Koyunjik. pots ... like ... bowls--the vessels used for boiling, for receiving ashes, &c., shall be as holy as the bowls used for catching the blood of the sacrificial victims (see on Zec 9:15; 1Sa 2:14). The priesthood of Christ will be explained more fully both by the Mosaic types and by the New Testament in that temple of which Ezekiel speaks. Then the Song of Solomon, now obscure, will be understood, for the marriage feast of the Lamb will be celebrated in heaven (Re 19:1-21), and on earth it will be a Solomonic period, peaceful, glorious, and nuptial. There will be no king but a prince; the sabbatic period of the judges will return, but not with the Old Testament, but New Testament glory (Is 1:26; Eze 45:1-25) [Roos].

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 Upon the bells of the horses - They appear, formerly, to have had bells on horses, camels, etc., as we have now, to amuse the animals, and encourage them in their work. In some very fine Asiatic paintings now before me, I see bells both on horses, mules, and camels; little bells tied to their legs, and larger ones about their necks, particularly in the representation of a caravan passing through the valley of serpents, in the island of Serendib, now Ceylon. The margin reads bridles. Holiness Unto The Lord - As the Gospel is a holy system, preaching holiness and producing holiness in those who believe, so all without, as well as within, shall bear this impress; and even a man's labor shall be begun and continued, and ended in the Lord; yea, and the animals he uses, and the instruments he works with, shall be all consecrated to God through Christ. The pots - "The meanest utensil in the house of God, Neh 10:29, shall be as the vessels of silver, and gold used in solemn sacrifice; they shall be like the bowls before the altar." - See Newcome.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zechariah 14:16-21

As it is impossible for all nations literally to come to Jerusalem once a year, to keep a feast, it is evident that a figurative meaning must here be applied. Gospel worship is represented by the keeping of the feast of tabernacles. Every day of a Christian's life is a day of the feast of tabernacles; every Lord's day especially is the great day of the feast; therefore every day let us worship the Lord of hosts, and…

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Zechariah 14:20 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.

בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117
הַה֗וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
יִֽהְיֶה֙yih.Yehit will beH1961
עַל\־'al-onH5921
מְצִלּ֣וֹתme.tzi.Lot[the] bells ofH4698
הַסּ֔וּסha.Susthe horse[s]H5483
קֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshholinessH6944
לַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
הַסִּירוֹת֙ha.si.rOtthe potsH5518
בְּבֵ֣יתbe.Veitin [the] house ofH1004
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כַּמִּזְרָקִ֖יםka.miz.ra.Kim[will be] like the bowlsH4219
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ\׃ha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196

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Cross references for Zechariah 14:20

  • 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

    Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

  • Exodus 39:30

    And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

  • Isaiah 23:18

    And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

  • 1 Peter 2:5

    Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

  • Leviticus 8:9

    And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the Lord commanded Moses.

  • Leviticus 6:28

    But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brasen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water.

  • Numbers 7:84-85

    This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold: Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:

  • Zechariah 9:15

    The Lord of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.

  • Numbers 7:19

    He offered for his offering one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

  • Numbers 4:14

    And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers’ skins, and put to the staves of it.

  • Exodus 28:33-36

    And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about: A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about. And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the Lord, and when he cometh out, that he die not. And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

  • Numbers 7:13

    And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
shall there.
Pr 21:3,4; Isa 23:18; Ob 1:17; Zep 2:11; Mal 1:11; Lu 11:41; Ac 10:15
Ac 10:28; 11:9; 15:9; Ro 14:17,18; Col 3:17,22-24; Tit 1:15,16
1Pe 4:11
bells. or, bridles.
Ex 28:33-35
HOLINESS.
Ex 28:36; 39:30; Le 8:9; Ps 110:3; 1Co 3:16,17; 1Pe 2:5,9; Re 1:6
Re 5:10; 20:6
and the.
Le 6:28; 1Sa 2:14; Eze 46:20-24
the bowls.
9:15; Ex 25:29; 37:16; Nu 4:7,14; 7:13,19,84,85; 2Ch 4:8; *marg:

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Context

  • Zechariah 14:19

    This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

  • Zechariah 14:20

    In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the Lord’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar.

  • Zechariah 14:21

    Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the Lord of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the Lord of hosts.

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Zechariah 14:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		En aquel tiempo estará sobre las campanillas de los caballos: SANTIDAD Á JEHOVÁ; y las ollas en la casa de Jehová serán como los tazones delante del altar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		En ce jour-là, il y aura sur les clochettes des chevaux: Sainteté à l’ Éternel; et les chaudières dans la maison de l’ Éternel seront comme les bassins devant l’autel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		An jenem Tage wird auf den Schellen der Rosse stehen: Heilig dem Jehova. Und die Kochtöpfe im Hause Jehovas werden sein wie die Opferschalen vor dem Altar;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		In die illa, erit quod super frenum equi est, sanctum Domino: et erunt lebetes in domo Domini quasi phialæ coram altari.