Zephaniah 1:11

Translations

Modern

Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off.

Traditional

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

Literal

Wail, O dwellers of the Maktesh! For all the merchant people are destroyed; all the bearers of silver are cut off.

Latin

Ululate, habitatores Pilæ: conticuit omnis populus Chanaan, disperierunt omnes involuti argento.

Original

Hebrew

English

Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off.

Notes

Zephaniah 1:7–18

We 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).

Zephaniah 1:1–2:3

Zephaniah's message from the Lord warns about worldwide judgment (Zephaniah 1:1–6). He urges his readers to repent (Zephaniah 1:7–13) before disaster strikes (1:14–18). He encourages them to seek the Lord and live righteously and humbly, hoping they may avoid his judgment (Zephaniah 2:1–3).

Theme notes and profiles

The Day of the Lord

Events

Prophecies of Zephaniahc. 610 BC

Related verses

James 5:1
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
Hosea 12:7–8
A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
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.
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.
Joel 1:5
Wake 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.
Jeremiah 4:8
So put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.”
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.
Zechariah 11:2–3
Wail, 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!
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.
John 2:16
To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”
Hosea 9:6
For even if they flee destruction, Egypt will gather them and Memphis will bury them. Their precious silver will be taken over by thistles, and thorns will overrun their tents.
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—

Parallels

Malachi 4:1–6 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11 2 Peter 3:8–13

Places

Mortar: A district or valley in or near Jerusalem

Glossary

Book of Zephaniah Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven Last Judgment Maktesh The Hollow, The Mortar

Topics

Maktesh: A District where Merchants Traded War: God Uses, As a Judgment

Zephaniah 1:11

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