Zephaniah 1:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Wail, you residents of the Mortar, for all the merchants are silenced; all who handle silver are cut off.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all those who handle silver are cut off.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Wail,{H3213} ye inhabitants{H3427} of Maktesh;{H4389} for all the people{H5971} of Canaan{H3667} are undone;{H1820} all they that were laden{H5187} with silver{H3701} are cut off.{H3772}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Howl{H3213}{(H8685)}, ye inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Maktesh{H4389}, for all the merchant{H3667} people{H5971} are cut down{H1820}{(H8738)}; all they that bear{H5187} silver{H3701} are cut off{H3772}{(H8738)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Howle ye that dwel in the myll, for all the marchaunt people are gone, and all they that were laden with syluer, are roted out.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Howle ye inhabitants of the lowe place: for the companie of the marchants is destroyed: all they that beare siluer, are cut off.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Howle ye that dwel in the lowe places, for al the marchaunt people are destroyed, and all they that were laden with siluer, are rooted out.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan are undone! All those who were loaded with silver are cut off.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Howl, ye inhabitants of the hollow place, For cut off hath been all the merchant people, Cut off have been all bearing silver.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Wail, ye inhabitants of Maktesh; for all the people of Canaan are undone; all they that were laden with silver are cut off.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Wail, ye inhabitants of Maktesh; for all the people of Canaan are undone; all they that were laden with silver are cut off.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Because of the downfall of all the people of Canaan: all those who were weighted down with silver have been cut off.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan are undone! All those who were loaded with silver are cut off.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Wail, you who live in the market district, for all the merchants will disappear and those who count money will be removed.

Referenced Verses

  • Jas 5:1 : 1 Come now, you rich people, weep and wail over the miseries that are coming upon you.
  • Rev 18:11-18 : 11 The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn for her, because no one buys their cargo anymore— 12 cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, crimson, all kinds of scented wood, every article of ivory, every article made of the most costly wood, and of bronze, iron, and marble, 13 and cinnamon, spice, incense, ointment, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, horses, chariots, and human bodies and souls. 14 The fruit your soul longed for has departed from you. All your luxurious and splendid things are lost to you, never to be found again. 15 The merchants who became rich from her will stand far off, out of fear for her torment, weeping and mourning, 16 saying, 'Woe, woe to the great city, dressed in fine linen, purple, and crimson, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls!' 17 For in one hour such great wealth has been destroyed!' Every ship captain, all who travel by ship, sailors, and those who earn their living from the sea stood far off, 18 And they cried out as they watched the smoke of her burning, saying, 'What city is like the great city?'
  • Neh 3:31-32 : 31 After 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 at the corner. 32 Between the upper room at the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs.
  • Jer 4:8 : 8 For this, put on sackcloth, lament and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.
  • Jer 25:34 : 34 Weep and wail, you shepherds, cry out! Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock, for your time to be slaughtered has come. You will fall like a precious vessel.
  • Ezek 21:12 : 12 And when they ask you, 'Why are you groaning?' you are to say, 'Because of the news that is coming; every heart will melt, every hand will go weak, every spirit will grow faint, and every knee will turn to water. Behold, it is coming, and it will happen,' declares the Sovereign LORD.
  • Hos 9:6 : 6 Even if they escape destruction, Egypt will gather them, and Memphis will bury them. Weeds will inherit their treasures of silver, and thorns will overrun their tents.
  • Hos 12:7-8 : 7 But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice and wait for your God continually. 8 Canaan, in whose hands are deceitful scales, loves to defraud.
  • Joel 1:5 : 5 Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you wine drinkers, because of the fresh wine, for it is cut off from your mouth.
  • Joel 1:13 : 13 Put on sackcloth and mourn, you priests; wail, you ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, you who minister to my God, for grain offerings and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God.
  • Zech 11:2-3 : 2 Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen, because the majestic trees are destroyed! Wail, oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has come down! 3 Listen! The wailing of the shepherds, because their glory is ruined. Listen! The roar of the lions, for the pride of the Jordan is devastated.
  • John 2:16 : 16 To those selling doves He said, 'Get these out of here! Stop turning My Father's house into a marketplace!'

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