Zechariah 14:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

The plague wherewith

Their flesh

General references

Zechariah 14:15

Bible References

The plague wherewith

Then the LORD will go out to battle against those nations, waging war as in a day of battle.

""At that time, I will search out and destroy all of the nations who have come against Jerusalem.

The Lord is at your right hand; he will utterly destroy kings in the time of his wrath.

"Take notice! The LORD will come with fire, and his chariot will be like a whirlwind, to pay back his anger yes, his anger! in fury, and his menacing rebukes in flames of fire.

So it will be that on that day, when Gog invades the land of Israel,' declares the Lord GOD, "my zeal will ignite my anger.

You will collapse on the mountains of Israel, along with all of your soldiers and the nations that have accompanied you. There the raptors, vultures, and wild animals will feed on you.

"Look, now! In those very days and at that time, when I restore prosperity to Judah and Jerusalem,

"Now many nations have gathered against you, saying, "Let her be defiled,' and "Let's look down on Zion.'

The survivors of Jacob will live among the nations; they will live among many nations, like a lion among flocks of sheep, who, if he passes through, will trample and tear down with no one to deliver.

The nations will look on and will be ashamed in spite of all their power; they will cup their hands over their mouths, and their ears will be deaf.

Then I saw an angel standing in the sun. He cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, "Come! Gather for the great supper of God.

Their flesh

"If, despite all of this, you still don't listen to me, then I'll punish you seven times more on account of your sins.

then he will inflict extraordinary plagues on you and your children great and lasting plagues and severe and lasting illnesses.

And as for you, you will suffer from a serious disease of your bowels. Eventually, day-by-day you will excrete your own bowels because of this disease."

Who can know the intensity of your anger? Because our fear of you matches your wrath,

Immediately the angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.

They were not allowed to kill them, but were only allowed to torture them for five months. Their torture was like the pain of a scorpion when it stings someone.

The fifth angel poured his bowl on the throne of the beast. Its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed on their tongues in anguish

The ten horns and the beast you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her abandoned and naked. They will eat her flesh and burn her up with fire,

Do to her as she herself has done, and give her double for her deeds. Mix a double drink for her in the cup she mixed.

General references

A similar plague will also strike horses, mules, camels, donkeys, and all of the animals in those camps."