Zechariah 14:11
 Zechariah 14:11 
New International Version (©2011)
It will be inhabited; never again will it be destroyed. Jerusalem will be secure.

New Living Translation (©2007)
And Jerusalem will be filled, safe at last, never again to be cursed and destroyed.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And it shall be inhabited, for there shall never again be a decree of utter destruction. Jerusalem shall dwell in security.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
People will live in it, and there will no longer be a curse, for Jerusalem will dwell in security.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
People will live there, and never again will there be a curse of complete destruction. So Jerusalem will dwell in security.

International Standard Version (©2012)
People will live there, there will be no more destruction, and Jerusalem will be safely inhabited."

NET Bible (©2006)
And people will settle there, and there will no longer be the threat of divine extermination--Jerusalem will dwell in security.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
People will live there, and it will never be threatened with destruction. Jerusalem will live securely.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no longer utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

American King James Version
And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

American Standard Version
And men shall dwell therein, and there shall be no more curse; but Jerusalem shall dwell safely.

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

Darby Bible Translation
And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; and Jerusalem shall dwell safely.

English Revised Version
And men shall dwell therein, and there shall be no more curse; but Jerusalem shall dwell safely.

Webster's Bible Translation
And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

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

Young's Literal Translation
And they have dwelt in her, And destruction is no more, And Jerusalem hath dwelt confidently.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

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.


Pulpit Commentary

Verse 11. - Men shall dwell in it. There shall be no tear of exile and captivity, and no necessity to fly from a victorious enemy (vers. 2, 5). Utter destruction; literally, curse, ban; LXX. and Vulgate, "There shall be no more anathema." The inhabitants shall not incur the curse which is inflicted on transgressors, idolaters, and their cities by the old Law (see Exodus 22:20; Deuteronomy 7:2; Deuteronomy 13:12-15; Deuteronomy 20:17; comp. Ezra 10:8; Isaiah 43:28; Revelation 22:3). Shall be safely inhabited; or, shall dwell safely. Sin being removed, there will be no more occasion for chastisement; and the spiritual Jerusalem shall never be destroyed.


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And men shall dwell in it,.... In great numbers, in much peace and safety, and from generation to generation: Aben Ezra says, Messiah the son of David will now come:

and there shall be no more utter destruction; no wars, nor desolations by them, in a civil sense; there shall be no more killing, as the Targum, Isaiah 2:4 no "cherem", no anathema, in a religious sense; in the old translation it is, "and there shall be no more cursing"; there will be no curse in the Jerusalem state, Revelation 22:3 which words seem to be taken from hence; no cursed thing, nor cursed person, or any curse or anathema denounced against any; no Popish bulls and anathemas, nor any other:

but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited; the inhabitants of it shall dwell securely, without any apprehension of danger, and having no enemies to fear; though, before this safe and happy state, there will be many enemies; and what will become of them is shown in the following verses.


Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

11. no more utter destruction—(Jer 31:40). Literally, "no more curse" (Re 22:3; compare Mal 4:6), for there will be no more sin. Temporal blessings and spiritual prosperity shall go together in the millennium: long life (Isa 65:20-22), peace (Isa 2:4), honor (Isa 60:14-16), righteous government (Isa 54:14; 60:18). Judgment, as usual, begins at the house of God, but then falls fatally on Antichrist, whereon the Church obtains perfect liberty. The last day will end everything evil (Ro 8:21) [Auberlen].


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The Destroyers of Jerusalem Destroyed
10All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate to the place of the first gate, to the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel to the king's winepresses. 11And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited. 12And this shall be the plague with which the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand on their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. …

Revelation 22:3 No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.
Jeremiah 23:5 "The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.
Jeremiah 23:6 In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The LORD Our Righteous Savior.
Jeremiah 32:37 I will surely gather them from all the lands where I banish them in my furious anger and great wrath; I will bring them back to this place and let them live in safety.
Ezekiel 34:25 "'I will make a covenant of peace with them and rid the land of savage beasts so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety.
Zechariah 8:13 Just as you, Judah and Israel, have been a curse among the nations, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid, but let your hands be strong."