Zechariah 14:11 (WEB)

Passage

Men will dwell therein, and there will be no more curse; but Jerusalem will dwell safely.

Nearby Context

Zechariah 14:9 Yahweh will be King over all the earth. In that day Yahweh will be one, and his name one.

Zechariah 14:10 All the land will be made like the Arabah, from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem; and she will be lifted up, and will dwell in her place, from Benjamin’s gate to the place of the first gate, to the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananel to the king’s wine presses.

Zechariah 14:11 Men will dwell therein, and there will be no more curse; but Jerusalem will dwell safely.

Zechariah 14:12 This will be the plague with which Yahweh will strike all the peoples who have fought against Jerusalem: their flesh will consume away while they stand on their feet, and their eyes will consume away in their sockets, and their tongue will consume away in their mouth.

Zechariah 14:13 It will happen in that day, that a great panic from Yahweh will be among them; and they will lay hold everyone on the hand of his neighbor, and his hand will rise up against the hand of his neighbor.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "All the land will be made like..." into verse 12's "This will be the plague with which...", so "dwell" and "therein" 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 "dwell" and "therein" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.