Reference

Zechariah 14:13

And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the Lord shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.
11

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

12

And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

13

And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the Lord shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.

14

And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.

15

And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.

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While the verse describes a concrete event, the "great tumult" and the imagery of neighbors turning on each other could be interpreted metaphorically as a period of intense internal strife or divine judgment, rather than a strictly physical, literal battle.

Future Fulfillment

The phrase "in that day" could refer to a specific historical event in Zechariah's near future, rather than a distant eschatological one.