Zechariah 14:11 (DRB)

Passage

And people shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more an anathema: but Jerusalem shall sit secure.

Nearby Context

Zechariah 14:9 And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day there shall be one Lord, and his name shall be one.

Zechariah 14:10 And all the land shall return even to the desert, from the hill to Remmon to the south of Jerusalem: and she shall be exalted, and shall dwell in her own place, from the gate of Benjamin even to the place of the former gate, and even to the gate of the corners: and from the tower of Hananeel even to the king's winepresses.

Zechariah 14:11 And people shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more an anathema: but Jerusalem shall sit secure.

Zechariah 14:12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lord shall strike all nations that have fought against Jerusalem: the flesh of every one 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.

Zechariah 14:13 In that day there shall be a great tumult from the Lord among them: and a man shall take the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall be clasped upon his neighbour's hand.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "people", "shall", "dwell", "anathema", "jerusalem", and "secure". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "people" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And all the land shall return even..." into verse 12's "And this shall be the plague wherewith...", so "people" and "shall" 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 "people" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.