Zechariah 14:19 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Zechariah 14:17 And it shall be, that whoso of [all] the families of the earth goeth not up unto Jerusalem to worship the King, Jehovah of hosts, upon them there shall be no rain.

Zechariah 14:18 And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, neither [shall it be] upon them; there shall be the plague wherewith Jehovah will smite the nations that go not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

Zechariah 14:19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all the nations that go not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

Zechariah 14:20 In 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.

Zechariah 14:21 Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holy unto Jehovah of hosts; and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and boil therein: and in that day there shall be no more a Canaanite in the house of Jehovah of hosts.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "punishment", "egypt", "nations", "keep", "feast", and "tabernacles". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "punishment", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "And if the family of Egypt go..." into verse 20's "In that day shall there be upon...", so "shall" and "punishment" belong inside that flow. In Zechariah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "punishment" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.