8 And in that day living waters will flow out of Jerusalem , half of them toward the eastern sea and the other half toward the western sea ; it will be in summer as well as in winter . 9 And the Lord will be king over all the earth ; in that day the Lord will be the only one , and His name the only one . 10 All the land will be changed into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem ; but Jerusalem will rise and remain on its site from Benjamin's Gate as far as the place of the First Gate to the Corner Gate , and from the Tower of Hananel to the king's wine presses . 11 People will live in it, and there will no longer be a curse , for Jerusalem will dwell in security . 12 Now this will be the plague with which the Lord will strike 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 . 13 It will come about in that day that a great panic from the Lord will fall on them; and they will seize one another's hand , and the hand of one will be lifted against the hand of another . 14 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 . 15 So also like this plague will be the plague on the horse , the mule , the camel , the donkey and all the cattle that will be in those camps .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Zechariah 14:8-15
Commentary on Zechariah 14:8-15
(Read Zechariah 14:8-15)
Some consider that the progress of the gospel, beginning from Jerusalem, is referred to by the living waters flowing from that city. Neither shall the gospel and means of grace, nor the graces of the Spirit wrought in the hearts of believers by those means, ever fail, by reason either of the heat of persecution, or storms of temptation, or the blasts of any other affliction. Tremendous judgments appear to be foretold, to be sent upon those who should oppose the settlement of the Jews in their own land. How far they are to be understood literally, events alone can determine. The furious rage and malice which stir up men against each other, are faint shadows of the enmity which reigns among those who have perished in their sins. Even the inferior creatures often suffer for the sin of man, and in his plagues. Thus God will show his displeasure against sin.