Every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD of hosts, and all who sacrifice will come and take some of them and cook in them. And there will no longer be a trader in the house of the LORD of hosts on that day. The complete sanctification extends to every cooking vessel in the restored land, with all items dedicated to divine purposes and available for sacrificial use, while commercial traders will be expelled from the temple. The prohibition of traders in the temple recalls Jesus's action in cleansing the temple, suggesting that the eschatological temple will be a place of pure worship unmixed with commercial transaction. The universal access to sacred vessels for cooking suggests that the distinction between temple priesthood and common people will be dissolved, with all participating in sacred functions. This verse concludes Zechariah with the vision of a completely sanctified reality where God's holiness transforms all creation and the temple becomes the center of authentic worship unmixed with corruption. The promise of a trader-free temple emphasizes that redemption eliminates the commercialization that had corrupted worship, establishing the final reality as a place of uninterrupted devotion to God.

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