Zechariah 14:17 - Exposition

Will not come up; goeth not up. Those who neglected this yearly worship shall be punished according to the threat in Deuteronomy 11:16 , Deuteronomy 11:17 . No rain. The failure of periodic rain in Eastern countries meant drought, famine, and widespread distress. In a spiritual sense, rain represents the grace and blessing of God; these are withholden from those who refuse to worship him and wilfully cut themselves off from the Church. The LXX . has, καὶ οὗτοι ἐκείνοις προστεθήσονται , "These shall be associated with those," i.e. shall be reckoned among those enemies whose punishment has been mentioned above.