Reference

Zechariah 14:2

For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
1

Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

2

For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

3

Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

4

And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

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Annihilation / Destruction
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Destruction / Perishing Language
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Israel-Specific Promises
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Counter-Arguments

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Annihilation / Destruction

While the verse describes significant destruction and suffering within Jerusalem, it explicitly states that "the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city," indicating that not all inhabitants are destroyed or cease to exist, which is a key component of the "Annihilation / Destruction" theme as defined.

Destruction / Perishing Language

While the verse describes significant suffering and loss, it explicitly states that "the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city," indicating that complete destruction or perishing of all inhabitants is not the outcome.

Israel-Specific Promises

While the verse describes events happening *to* Jerusalem, it does not inherently contain a promise, prophecy, or covenant *for* ethnic Israel, but rather a description of a future judgment upon it.