God’s Word Translation
Zephaniah 1:10
10On that day a loud cry will come from Fish Gate, a howling from the Second Part of the city, and a loud crashing sound from the hills,” declares the Lord.
Zephaniah 1:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.
- New International Version (NIV)“On that day,” declares the Lord, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, wailing from the New Quarter, and a loud crash from the hills.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"On that day," declares the Lord, "a cry will be heard from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second Quarter, a loud crash from the hills.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“And there shall be on that day,” says the Lord, “The sound of a mournful cry from the Fish Gate, A wailing from the Second Quarter, And a loud crashing from the hills.
Context of Zephaniah 1:10
8“On the day of the Lord’s sacrifice I will punish the officials, the king’s sons, and all who dress in foreign clothing. 9On that day I will punish all who jump over the doorway and all who fill their master’s house with violence and deception. On that day a loud cry will come from Fish Gate, a howling from the Second Part of the city, and a loud crashing sound from the hills,” declares the Lord. 11“Howl, inhabitants of the Mortar, because all the merchants will be destroyed and all who handle money will be killed. 12“At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those who are satisfied with their hardened lifestyle, who think that the Lord won’t do anything—good or bad.
Read all of Zephaniah 1Zephaniah 1:10 word by word
וְהָיָה֩ בַיּ֨וֹם הַה֜וּא נְאֻם־יְהוָ֗ה ק֤וֹל צְעָקָה֙ מִשַּׁ֣עַר הַדָּגִ֔ים וִֽילָלָ֖ה מִן־הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה וְשֶׁ֥בֶר גָּד֖וֹל מֵהַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And it shall come to pass in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- the noiseקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- of a cryצְעָקָהtsa‛ăqâh · cryH6818
- from the fishדָּגdâg dâ'g · Fish (Gate)H1709
- gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
- and an howlingיְלָלָהyelâlâh · wailingH3215
- from the secondמִשְׁנֶהmishneh · Second [Quarter]H4932
- and a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- crashingשֶׁ֫בֶרsheber shêber · breakingH7667
- from the hillsגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · hillH1389
Cross-references for Zephaniah 1:10
- Zephaniah 1:7Be silent in the presence of the Almighty Lord, because the day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice. He has invited his special guests.
- Jeremiah 39:2On the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year as king, they broke into the city.
- Isaiah 22:4That is why I say, “Turn away from me so that I can cry bitterly. Don’t try to comfort me because of the destruction brought on my people.”
- Isaiah 59:11We all growl like bears. We coo like doves. We hope for justice, but there is none. We hope for salvation, but it’s far from us.
- Jeremiah 4:19My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain. My heart is beating wildly! My heart is pounding! I can’t keep quiet because I hear a ram’s horn sounding the alarm for war.
- Amos 8:3On that day the songs of the temple will become loud cries,” declares the Almighty Lord. “There will be dead bodies scattered everywhere. Hush!”
- 2 Chronicles 33:14After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon Spring in the valley to the entrance of Fish Gate. He made the wall go around the Ophel, and he built it very high. He put army commanders in every fortified city in Judah.
- Nehemiah 3:3The sons of Hassenaah rebuilt Fish Gate. They laid its beams and set its doors, locks, and bars in place.
- 2 Kings 22:14So the priest Hilkiah, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to talk to the prophet Huldah. She was the wife of Shallum, son of Tikvah and grandson of Harhas. Shallum was in charge of the ⌞royal⌟ wardrobe. Huldah was living in the Second Part of Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 32:22So the Lord saved Hezekiah and the people living in Jerusalem from King Sennacherib of Assyria and from everyone else. The Lord gave them peace with all their neighbors.
- 2 Samuel 5:7But David captured the fortress Zion (that is, the City of David).
- 2 Chronicles 3:1Solomon began to build the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared to his father David. There David had prepared the site on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
Commentaries on Zephaniah 1:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10A cry from the fish-gate - This gate, which is mentioned Nehemiah 3:3, was opposite to Joppa; and perhaps the way in which the news came of the irruption of the Chaldean army, the great crashing from the hills. The second - Or second city, may here mean a part of Jerusalem, mentioned 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:22.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10A cry from the fish-gate - “The fish-gate” was probably in the north of the wall of “the second city.” For in Nehemiah‘s rebuilding, the restoration began at the sheep-gate Nehemiah 3:1 (so called doubtless, because the sheep for the sacrifices were brought in by it), which, as being near the temple, was repaired by the priests; then it ascended northward, by two towers, the towers of Meah and Hananeel; then two companies repaired some undescribed part of…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. 10The Fish Gate was in the northern part of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 12:39).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. fish gate--(2Ch 33:14; Ne 3:3; 12:39). Situated on the east of the lower city, north of the sheep gate [Maurer]: near the stronghold of David in Milo, between Zion and the lower city, towards the west [Jerome]. This verse describes the state of the city when it was besieged by Nebuchadnezzar. It was through the fish gate that he entered the city. It received its name from the fish market which was near it. Through it passed those who used to bring…Read the comment
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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
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