Zephaniah 1:11

Zephaniah 1:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.
• New International Version (NIV)Wail, you who live in the market district; all your merchants will be wiped out, all who trade with silver will be destroyed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Wail, O inhabitants of the Mortar! For all the traders are no more; all who weigh out silver are cut off.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh! For all the merchant people are cut down; All those who handle money are cut off.

Context of Zephaniah 1:11

9On that day I will also punish all those who leap over the temple threshold, Who fill their [pagan] lord’s temple with violence and deceit. 10On that day,” declares the Lord, “There will be the sound of crying from the Fish (Damascus) Gate [in the northern wall of Jerusalem where invaders enter] And wailing from the Second Quarter [of the city], And a loud crash from the hills. Wail [in anguish], you inhabitants of the Mortar (Valley of Siloam), For all the merchants of Canaan will be silenced and destroyed; All who weigh out silver will be cut off. 12It will come about at that time That I will search Jerusalem with lamps And I will punish the men Who [like old wine] are stagnant in spirit, Who say in their hearts, ‘The Lord will not do good, nor will He do evil.’ 13Furthermore, their wealth will become plunder And their houses a desolation. Yes, they will build houses but not live in them, And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.”

Zephaniah 1:11 word by word

הֵילִ֖ילוּ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הַמַּכְתֵּ֑שׁ כִּ֤י נִדְמָה֙ כָּל־עַ֣ם כְּנַ֔עַן נִכְרְת֖וּ כָּל־נְטִ֥ילֵי כָֽסֶף׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Howlיָלַלyâlal · to wailH3213
• ye inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of Makteshמַכְתֵּשׁmaktêsh · MortarH4389
• for all the merchantכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · merchantH3667
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• are cut downדָּמָהdâmâh · to ceaseH1820
• all they that bearנָטִילneţîyl · ladenH5187
• silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• are cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772

Cross-references for Zephaniah 1:11

• Jeremiah 4:8For this reason, put on sackcloth [for mourning], Lament (mourn with expressions of grief for the dead) and wail, For the fierce anger of the Lord Has not turned back from us.”
• Jeremiah 25:34Wail, you shepherds, and cry; And roll in ashes, you masters of the flock. For the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions have come in full, And you will fall and be broken into pieces like a choice vessel.
• Ezekiel 21:12Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel. They are thrown to the sword along with My [terrified] people. Therefore strike your thigh and strike your chest [in grief].
• Joel 1:5Awake [from your intoxication], you drunkards, and weep; Wail, all you drinkers of wine, Because of the [fresh] sweet wine That is cut off from your mouth.
• Zechariah 11:2Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, Because the magnificent trees have been destroyed; Wail, O oaks of Bashan, For the inaccessible forest [on the steep mountainside] has come down.
• James 5:1Come [quickly] now, you rich [who lack true faith and hoard and misuse your resources], weep and howl over the miseries [the woes, the judgments] that are coming upon you.
• Nehemiah 3:31After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, carried out repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and of the merchants, in front of the Inspection Gate and as far as the upper room of the corner.
• Hosea 12:7A merchant, in whose hand are false and fraudulent balances; He loves to oppress and exploit.
• John 2:16then to those who sold the doves He said, “Take these things away! Stop making My Father’s house a place of commerce!”
• Revelation 18:11“And merchants of the earth will weep and grieve over her, because no one buys their cargo (goods, merchandise) anymore—

Commentaries on Zephaniah 1:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Maktesh - Calmet says this signifies a mortar, or a rock in form of a mortar, and was the name of a quarter of Jerusalem where they hulled rice, corn, etc., according to St. Jerome. Some think the city of Jerusalem is meant, where the inhabitants should be beat and pounded to death as grain is pounded in a mortar. Newcome translates it, the lower city, and considers it the valley in Jerusalem, which divided the upper from the lower city. They that bear…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh - Literally, “Mortar”, “in which,” Jerome says, “corn is pounded; a hollow vessel, and fit for the use of medical men, in which properly ptisans are wont to be beaten (or made). Striking is it, that Scripture saith not, who dwell in the valley or in the alley,‘ but who “dwell in the mortar,” because as corn, when the pestle striketh, is bruised, so the army of the enemy shall rush down upon you” (Jerome). The place intended…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 God's day is at hand; the punishment of presumptuous sinners is a sacrifice to the justice of God. The Jewish royal family shall be reckoned with for their pride and vanity; and those that leap on the threshold, invading their neighbours' rights, and seizing their possessions. The trading people and the rich merchants are called to account. Secure and careless people are reckoned with. They are secure and easy; they say in their heart, the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-18We should view the entire passage as one large event. Some parts were fulfilled when Jerusalem fell in 586 BC. Other parts repeated in different historical periods, like the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70. The whole prophecy will be fulfilled at the end of time. Then, God will fully and finally judge the world and renew creation (Revelation 19:11–22:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Maktesh--rather, "the mortar," a name applied to the valley of Siloam from its hollow shape [Jerome]. The valley between Zion and Mount Olivet, at the eastern extremity of Mount Moriah, where the merchants dwelt. Zec 14:21, "The Canaanite," namely, merchant [Chaldee Version]. The Tyropoeon (that is, cheese-makers') valley below Mount Akra [Rosenmuller]. Better Jerusalem itself, so called as lying in the midst of hills (Is 22:1; Jr 21:13) and as doomed…Read the comment

Topics related to Zephaniah 1:11

• Maktesh
• War

In the dictionaries

• Canaanites
• Crashing
• Maktesh
• Wasteness
• Canaan; Canaanites
• Jerusalem
• Maktesh, the
• Molech; Moloch
• Trade
• Zephaniah, Book of

Commentaries on Zephaniah 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings