Zephaniah

Zephaniah 1:10–11

¹⁰On that day,” declares the LORD,

“a cry will go up from the Fish Gate,

a wail from the Second District,^e

and a loud crashing from the hills.

¹¹Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow,^f

for all your merchants^g will be silenced;

all who weigh out silver will be cut off.

Footnotes

e 1:10 Or the Second Quarter, a newer section of Jerusalem; Hebrew the Mishneh
f 1:11 Or the market district or the Mortar
g 1:11 Or all the people of Canaan

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Zephaniah 1:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On that	הַה֜וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַיּ֨וֹם	ḇay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
a cry	ק֤וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
will go up	וְהָיָה֩	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the Fish	הַדָּגִ֔ים	had·dā·ḡîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1709 fish
Gate	מִשַּׁ֣עַר	miš·ša·‘ar	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8179 gate
a wail	וִֽילָלָ֖ה	wî·lā·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H3215 howling
from the Second District	הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה	ham·miš·neh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4932 double, copy, second
and a loud	גָּד֖וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
crashing	וְשֶׁ֥בֶר	wə·še·ḇer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7667 breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash
from the hills	מֵהַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃	mê·hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1389 hill

Zephaniah 1:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Wail	הֵילִ֖ילוּ	hê·lî·lū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H3213 howl, make a howling
O dwellers	יֹשְׁבֵ֣י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of the Hollow	הַמַּכְתֵּ֑שׁ	ham·maḵ·têš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4389 mortar
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
your merchants	עַ֣ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5971 people
will be silenced	נִדְמָה֙	niḏ·māh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1820 cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who weigh out	נְטִ֥ילֵי	nə·ṭî·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5187 laden
silver	כָֽסֶף׃	ḵā·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
will be cut off	נִכְרְת֖וּ	niḵ·rə·ṯū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3772 cut off, cut down

Cross-references

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Zephaniah 1:10 2 Chronicles 33:14 · 2 Kings 22:14 · Amos 8:3 · Jeremiah 4:19–21 · Nehemiah 3:3

Zephaniah 1:11 James 5:1 · Ezekiel 21:12 · Hosea 12:7–8 · Jeremiah 25:34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.