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

9Yes, I will punish those who participate in pagan worship ceremonies, and those who fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit. 10“On that day,” says the Lord, “a cry of alarm will come from the Fish Gate and echo throughout the New Quarter of the city. And a great crash will sound from the hills. Wail in sorrow, all you who live in the market area, for all the merchants and traders will be destroyed. 12“I will search with lanterns in Jerusalem’s darkest corners to punish those who sit complacent in their sins. They think the Lord will do nothing to them, either good or bad. 13So their property will be plundered, their homes will be ransacked. They will build new homes but never live in them. They will plant vineyards but never drink wine from them.

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 4:8So put on clothes of mourning and weep with broken hearts, for the fierce anger of the Lord is still upon us.
• Jeremiah 25:34Weep and moan, you evil shepherds! Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock! The time of your slaughter has arrived; you will fall and shatter like a fragile vase.
• Ezekiel 21:12“Son of man, cry out and wail; pound your thighs in anguish, for that sword will slaughter my people and their leaders— everyone will die!
• Joel 1:5Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you wine-drinkers! All the grapes are ruined, and all your sweet wine is gone.
• Zechariah 11:2Weep, you cypress trees, for all the ruined cedars; the most majestic ones have fallen. Weep, you oaks of Bashan, for the thick forests have been cut down.
• James 5:1Look here, you rich people: Weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you.
• Nehemiah 3:31Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired the wall as far as the housing for the Temple servants and merchants, across from the Inspection Gate. Then he continued as far as the upper room at the corner.
• Hosea 12:7But no, the people are like crafty merchants selling from dishonest scales— they love to cheat.
• John 2:16Then, going over to the people who sold doves, he told them, “Get these things out of here. Stop turning my Father’s house into a marketplace!”
• Revelation 18:11The merchants of the world will weep and mourn for her, for there is no one left to buy their goods.

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