Zephaniah 1:11

⁹ In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit.

¹⁰ 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.

Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.

¹² And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.

¹³ Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.

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
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
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Hosea 12:7–8
He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
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Ezekiel 21:12
Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.
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Jeremiah 25:34
Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
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Nehemiah 3:31–32
After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith’s son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner.
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Jeremiah 4:8
For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.
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Revelation 18:11–18
And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
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Joel 1:13
Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.
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