Zechariah 14:9–21

⁹The Lord will be king^r over the whole earth.^s On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.^t

¹⁰The whole land, from Geba^u to Rimmon,^v south of Jerusalem, will become like the Arabah. But Jerusalem will be raised up^w high from the Benjamin Gate^x to the site of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate,^y and from the Tower of Hananel^z to the royal winepresses, and will remain in its place.^{a 11}It will be inhabited;^b never again will it be destroyed. Jerusalem will be secure.^c

¹²This is the plague with which the Lord will strike^d all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.^{e 13}On that day people will be stricken by the Lord with great panic.^f They will seize each other by the hand and attack one another.^{g 14}Judah^h too will fight at Jerusalem. The wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collectedⁱ—great quantities of gold and silver and clothing. ¹⁵A similar plague^j will strike the horses and mules, the camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.

¹⁶Then the survivors^k from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship^l the King,^m the Lord Almighty, and to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles.^{n 17}If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship^o the King, the Lord Almighty, they will have no rain.^{p 18}If the Egyptian people do not go up and take part, they will have no rain. The Lord^b will bring on them the plague^q he inflicts on the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles.^{r 19}This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles.^s

²⁰On that day holy to the Lord^t will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots^u in the Lord’s house will be like the sacred bowls^v in front of the altar. ²¹Every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy^w to the Lord Almighty, and all who come to sacrifice will take some of the pots and cook in them. And on that day^x there will no longer be a Canaanite^cy in the house^z of the Lord Almighty.^a