KJV King James Version
And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
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Zechariah 14:9
And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
On that day the LORD will become King over all the earth—the LORD alone, and His name alone.
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh will be King over all the earth. In that day Yahweh will be one, and his name one.
ASV American Standard Version
And Jehovah shall be King over all the earth: in that day shall Jehovah be one, and his name one.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jehovah hath become king over all the land, In that day there is one Jehovah, and His name one.
Surrounding context — Zechariah 14
6 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the light shall not be clear, [nor] dark:
7 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.
8 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.
9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
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.
11 And [men] shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְהָיָ֧הH1961 · ha.yahto beיְהוָ֛הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDלְמֶ֖לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingעַל־H5921 · aluponכָּל־H3605 · kolallהָאָ֑רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetבַּיּ֣וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַה֗וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itיִהְיֶ֧הH1961 · ha.yahto beיְהוָ֛הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֶחָ֖דH259 · e.chadoneוּשְׁמ֥וֹH8034 · shemnameאֶחָֽד׃H259 · e.chadone
Cross-references
Ephesians 4:5-6One Lord, one faith, one baptism,Revelation 11:15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become [the kingdoms] of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.Daniel 7:27And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.Isaiah 2:2-4And it shall come to pass in the last days, [that] the mountain of the LORD’S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.Zephaniah 3:9For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.Daniel 2:44-45And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, [but] it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.Deuteronomy 6:4Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God [is] one LORD:Isaiah 45:22-25Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I [am] God, and [there is] none else.Jeremiah 23:6In 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.Psalm 72:17His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.Isaiah 49:6-7And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.Psalm 22:27-31All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.Ephesians 3:14-15For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,Matthew 1:23Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.Isaiah 54:5For thy Maker [is] thine husband; the LORD of hosts [is] his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.Isaiah 60:12-14For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, [those] nations shall be utterly wasted.Psalm 2:6-8Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.Matthew 28:19Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
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