Zephaniah 1:11

⁹ On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit.

¹⁰ On 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.

¹² And 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.’

¹³ Their 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.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off.
KJV: Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.
WEB: Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan are undone! All those who were loaded with silver are cut off.
ASV: Wail, ye inhabitants of Maktesh; for all the people of Canaan are undone; all they that were laden with silver are cut off.
DARBY: Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh; for all the people of Canaan are cut down, all they that are laden with silver are cut off.
BLB: Wail, O dwellers of the Maktesh! For all the merchant people are destroyed; all the bearers of silver are cut off.

ÅB: Hyl, dere som bor i Morteren[^2]! For hele kana'anitterfolket** er utslettet; alle de som slepte på masser av sølv, er utryddet.
OTB: Klag, dere som bor i markedsdistriktet,
for alle deres kjøpmenn vil bli utryddet;
alle som veier ut sølv vil bli kuttet av.
B1930: Hyl, I som bor i Morteren! For hele kana'anitterfolket er utslettet; alle de som slepte på masser av sølv, er utryddet. / < en dyptliggende del av Jerusalem.> / < kremmerfolket; HSE 12, 8.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

James 5:1
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
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Hosea 12:7–8
A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
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Ezekiel 21:12
Cry 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.
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Jeremiah 25:34
Wail, 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.
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Nehemiah 3:31–32
Next 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.
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Jeremiah 4:8
So put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.”
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Revelation 18:11–18
And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—
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Joel 1:13
Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God, because the grain and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God.
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