Zechariah 14:13 (LSB)

Passage

And it will be in that day, that abundant confusion from Yahweh will fall on them; and they will take hold of one another’s hand, and the hand of one will go up against the hand of another.

Nearby Context

Zechariah 14:11 And people will inhabit it, and there will no longer be anything devoted to destruction, for Jerusalem will be inhabited in security.

Zechariah 14:12 Now this will be the plague with which Yahweh will plague all the peoples who have gone to war against Jerusalem; their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, and their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongue will rot in their mouth.

Zechariah 14:13 And it will be in that day, that abundant confusion from Yahweh will fall on them; and they will take hold of one another’s hand, and the hand of one will go up against the hand of another.

Zechariah 14:14 And Judah also will fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be gathered, gold and silver and garments in great abundance.

Zechariah 14:15 And in the same way, the plague on the horse, the mule, the camel, the donkey, and all the cattle that will be in those camps will be like this plague.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "abundant", "confusion", "yahweh", "fall", "take", "hold", "another", and "hand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "abundant" and "confusion", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Now this will be the plague with..." into verse 14's "And Judah also will fight at Jerusalem...", so "abundant" and "confusion" 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 "abundant" and "confusion" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.