Passage
Changed is all the land as a plain, From Gebo to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, And she hath been high, and hath dwelt in her place, Even from the gate of Benjamin To the place of the first gate, unto the front gate, And from the tower of Hananeel, Unto the wine-vats of the king.
Nearby Context
Zechariah 14:8 And it hath come to pass, in that day, Go forth do living waters from Jerusalem, Half of them unto the eastern sea, And half of them unto the western sea, In summer and in winter it is.
Zechariah 14:9 And Jehovah hath become king over all the land, In that day there is one Jehovah, and His name one.
Zechariah 14:10 Changed is all the land as a plain, From Gebo to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, And she hath been high, and hath dwelt in her place, Even from the gate of Benjamin To the place of the first gate, unto the front gate, And from the tower of Hananeel, Unto the wine-vats of the king.
Zechariah 14:11 And they have dwelt in her, And destruction is no more, And Jerusalem hath dwelt confidently.
Zechariah 14:12 And this is the plague with which Jehovah Doth plague all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem, He hath consumed away its flesh, And it is standing on its feet, And its eyes are consumed in their holes, And its tongue is consumed in their mouth.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "changed", "land", "plain", "gebo", "rimmon", "south", "jerusalem", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "changed" and "land", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And Jehovah hath become king over all..." into verse 11's "And they have dwelt in her And...", so "changed" and "land" 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 "changed" and "land" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.