Zechariah 14:21 Meaning and Explanation
“Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Every pot in Jerusalem and Judah becomes holy and fit for worship, and nothing unclean remains in the house of the LORD.
What Does Zechariah 14:21 Mean?
The book ends by extending holiness to "every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah." Ordinary vessels become fit for sacred use, so that all who come to sacrifice may freely take them and cook the offerings in them. The sacred no longer needs a special set of utensils; the whole city is consecrated, and common and holy have become one.
The final clause crowns the vision: "there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts." The word can mean both the unclean foreigner and the trader or merchant; either way, nothing defiling or out of place remains in God's house. The vision Jesus enacted when he cleansed the temple finds its fulfillment here, in a sanctuary perfectly pure. So Zechariah ends where all Scripture tends: a holy people, a holy city, and a house wholly given to the Lord, with nothing unclean to mar his presence.
Zechariah 14:21 in the Original Language
kenaani (כְּנַעֲנִי), 'Canaanite' -- a term meaning both an unclean outsider and a trader or merchant, here marking whatever does not belong in God's house.
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What does Zechariah 14:21 mean?
Every pot in Jerusalem and Judah becomes holy and fit for worship, and nothing unclean remains in the house of the LORD.