Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Wail, you who live in the market district; all your merchants will be wiped out, all who trade with silver will be destroyed. New Living Translation Wail in sorrow, all you who live in the market area, for all the merchants and traders will be destroyed. English Standard Version Wail, O inhabitants of the Mortar! For all the traders are no more; all who weigh out silver are cut off. Berean Standard Bible Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off. King James Bible Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off. New King James Version Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh! For all the merchant people are cut down; All those who handle money are cut off. New American Standard Bible “Wail, you inhabitants of the Mortar, Because all the people of Canaan will be destroyed; All who weigh out silver will be eliminated. NASB 1995 “Wail, O inhabitants of the Mortar, For all the people of Canaan will be silenced; All who weigh out silver will be cut off. NASB 1977 “Wail, O inhabitants of the Mortar, For all the people of Canaan will be silenced; All who weigh out silver will be cut off. Legacy Standard Bible Wail, O inhabitants of the Mortar, For all the people of Canaan will be silenced; All who weigh out silver will be cut off. Amplified Bible “Wail [in anguish], you inhabitants of the Mortar (Valley of Siloam), For all the merchants of Canaan will be silenced and destroyed; All who weigh out silver will be cut off. Christian Standard Bible Wail, you residents of the Hollow, for all the merchants will be silenced; all those loaded with silver will be cut off. Holman Christian Standard Bible Wail, you residents of the Hollow, for all the merchants will be silenced; all those loaded with silver will be cut off. American Standard Version Wail, ye inhabitants of Maktesh; for all the people of Canaan are undone; all they that were laden with silver are cut off. Contemporary English Version Everyone in Lower Hollow will mourn loudly, because merchants and money changers will be wiped out. English Revised Version Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan are undone: all they that were laden with sliver are cut off. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Howl, inhabitants of the Mortar, because all the merchants will be destroyed and all who handle money will be killed. Good News Translation Wail and cry when you hear this, you that live in the lower part of the city, because all the merchants will be dead! International Standard Version "Wail, you who live in the market district, because all of the merchants will be crushed and all of their customers will be eliminated. Majority Standard Bible Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off. NET Bible Wail, you who live in the market district, for all the merchants will disappear and those who count money will be removed. New Heart English Bible Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan are undone. All those who were loaded with silver are cut off. Webster's Bible Translation Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off. World English Bible Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan are undone! All those who were loaded with silver are cut off. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHowl, you inhabitants of the hollow place, "" For all the merchant people have been cut off, "" All carrying silver have been cut off. Young's Literal Translation Howl, ye inhabitants of the hollow place, For cut off hath been all the merchant people, Cut off have been all bearing silver. Smith's Literal Translation Wail, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan were destroyed; all lifting up silver were cut off. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHowl, ye inhabitants of the Morter. All the people of Chanaan is hush, all are cut off that were wrapped up in silver. Catholic Public Domain Version Howl, inhabitants of the Pillar. All the people of Canaan have fallen silent. All were ruined who had been wrapped in silver. New American Bible Wail, O inhabitants of Maktesh! for all the merchants are destroyed, all who weigh out silver, done away with. New Revised Standard Version The inhabitants of the Mortar wail, for all the traders have perished; all who weigh out silver are cut off. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWail, O inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan are confounded; all those who bear silver are cut off. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Wail, inhabitants of Maktesh, because the entire people of Canaan is shocked, and all loaded with silver are destroyed OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Wail, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, For all the merchant people are undone; All they that were laden with silver are cut off. Brenton Septuagint Translation Lament, ye that inhabit the city that has been broken down, for all the people has become like Chanaan; and all that were exalted by silver have been utterly destroyed. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Day of the LORD…10On 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. 11Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off. 12And 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.’… Cross References Ezekiel 7:12-13 The time has come; the day has arrived. Let the buyer not rejoice and the seller not mourn, for wrath is upon the whole multitude. / The seller will surely not recover what he sold while both remain alive. For the vision concerning the whole multitude will not be revoked, and because of their iniquity, not one of them will preserve his life. James 5:1-3 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. Isaiah 24:10-12 The city of chaos is shattered; every house is closed to entry. / In the streets they cry out for wine. All joy turns to gloom; rejoicing is exiled from the land. / The city is left in ruins; its gate is reduced to rubble. Revelation 18:11-17 And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— / cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; / of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves. ... Amos 8:5-6 asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales. / Let us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the chaff with the wheat!” Jeremiah 6:20 What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.” Hosea 12:7-8 A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands. / And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.” Micah 6:10-12 Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed? / Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights? / For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths. Proverbs 11:4 Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death. Matthew 21:12-13 Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’” Isaiah 2:20 In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship. Luke 19:45-46 Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there. / He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’” Ezekiel 27:31-36 They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning. / As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament for you: ‘Who was ever like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea? / When your wares went out to sea, you satisfied many nations. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and merchandise. ... Zechariah 14:21 Indeed, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD of Hosts, and all who sacrifice will come and take some pots and cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of Hosts. 1 Timothy 6:9-10 Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. Treasury of Scripture Howl, you inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off. Howl. 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. 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. 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. all the. 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… Hosea 12:7,8 He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress… John 2:16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise. Jump to Previous Bear Bearing Canaan Cut District Hollow Howl Inhabitants Loaded Market Merchant Merchants Mortar Silenced Silver Trade Traders Undone Wail Weigh WipedJump to Next Bear Bearing Canaan Cut District Hollow Howl Inhabitants Loaded Market Merchant Merchants Mortar Silenced Silver Trade Traders Undone Wail Weigh WipedZephaniah 1 1. The time when Zephaniah prophesied.2. God's severe judgments against Judah. Wail The Hebrew word for "wail" is "yalal," which conveys a deep, mournful cry often associated with lamentation and despair. In the context of Zephaniah, this call to wail is a prophetic warning of impending judgment. The emotional intensity of this word underscores the seriousness of the situation and the urgency of repentance. It serves as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God and the need for heartfelt contrition. O dwellers of the Hollow for all your merchants will be silenced all who weigh out silver will be cut off Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Wail,הֵילִ֖ילוּ (hê·lî·lū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 3213: To howl, make a howling O dwellers יֹשְׁבֵ֣י (yō·šə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry of the Hollow, הַמַּכְתֵּ֑שׁ (ham·maḵ·têš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4389: Mortar -- a place probably in Jerusalem for כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every your merchants עַ֣ם (‘am) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock will be silenced; נִדְמָה֙ (niḏ·māh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1820: To be dumb, silent, to fail, perish, trans, to destroy all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every who weigh out נְטִ֥ילֵי (nə·ṭî·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5187: Laden silver כָֽסֶף׃ (ḵā·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money will be cut off. נִכְרְת֖וּ (niḵ·rə·ṯū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant Links Zephaniah 1:11 NIVZephaniah 1:11 NLT Zephaniah 1:11 ESV Zephaniah 1:11 NASB Zephaniah 1:11 KJV Zephaniah 1:11 BibleApps.com Zephaniah 1:11 Biblia Paralela Zephaniah 1:11 Chinese Bible Zephaniah 1:11 French Bible Zephaniah 1:11 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Zephaniah 1:11 Wail you inhabitants of Maktesh for all (Zeph. 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