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 punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit. 10On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills. Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off. 12And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’ 13Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine.

Zephaniah 1:11 word by word

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

• Wailיָלַלyâlal · to wailH3213
• O dwellersיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of the Hollowמַכְתֵּשׁmaktêsh · MortarH4389
• forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• your merchantsעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• your merchantsכְּנַ֫עַןkena‛an · merchantH3667
• will be silencedדָּמָהdâmâh · to ceaseH1820
• who weigh outנָטִילneţîyl · ladenH5187
• silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• will be cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772

Cross-references for Zephaniah 1:11

• Jeremiah 4:8So put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.”
• Jeremiah 25:34Wail, you shepherds, and cry out; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. For the days of your slaughter have come; you will fall and be shattered like fine pottery.
• Ezekiel 21:12Cry out and wail, O son of man, for the sword is wielded against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel! They are tossed to the sword with My people; therefore strike your thigh.
• Joel 1:5Wake up, you drunkards, and weep; wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth.
• Zechariah 11:2Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has been cut down!
• James 5:1Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
• Nehemiah 3:31Next to him, Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the upper room above the corner.
• Hosea 12:7A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
• John 2:16To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”
• Revelation 18:11And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—

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