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Down go the walled cities and the strongest battlements!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zephaniah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />a day of trumpet blast and battle cry against the fortified cities and against the lofty battlements.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zephaniah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zephaniah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zephaniah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />A day of trumpet and alarm Against the fortified cities And against the high towers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zephaniah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />A day of trumpet and battle cry Against the fortified cities And the high corner towers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zephaniah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />A day of trumpet and battle cry Against the fortified cities And the high corner towers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zephaniah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />A day of trumpet and battle cry, Against the fortified cities And the high corner towers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zephaniah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />A day of trumpet and loud shouting Against the fortified cities And the high corner towers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zephaniah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />A day of trumpet and the battle cry [of invaders] Against the fortified cities And against the high corner towers (battlements).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zephaniah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />a day of ram’s horn and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zephaniah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />a day of trumpet blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zephaniah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />a day of the trumpet and alarm, against the fortified cities, and against the high battlements.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zephaniah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />of trumpet calls and battle cries against fortified cities and mighty fortresses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zephaniah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />a day of the trumpet and alarm, against the fenced cities, and against the high battlements.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zephaniah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />a day of rams' horns and battle cries against the fortified cities and against the high corner towers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zephaniah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />a day filled with the sound of war trumpets and the battle cry of soldiers attacking fortified cities and high towers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zephaniah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />a day of trumpet and battle cry against fortified cites and watch towers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zephaniah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />a day of trumpet blasts and battle cries. Judgment will fall on the fortified cities and the high corner towers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zephaniah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />a day of the trumpet and alarm, against the fortified cities, and against the high battlements.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zephaniah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fortified cities, and against the high towers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zephaniah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zephaniah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />a day of the trumpet and alarm against the fortified cities and against the high battlements. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zephaniah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />A day of horn and shouting against the fortified cities, "" And against the high corners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zephaniah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A day of trumpet and shouting against the fenced cities, And against the high corners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zephaniah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />A day of the trumpet and loud noise against the fortified cities, and against the high pinnacles.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zephaniah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high bulwarks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zephaniah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />a day of the trumpet and the trumpet blast over fortified cities and over exalted ramparts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zephaniah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />A day of trumpet blasts and battle cries against fortified cities, against lofty battlements. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zephaniah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />a day of trumpet blast and battle cry against the fortified cities and against the lofty battlements.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zephaniah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />A day of the trumpet and shouting against the fenced cities and against the high towers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zephaniah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The day is of the trumpet and of shouting against the fortress cities and against the corners of the high places<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zephaniah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />A day of the horn and alarm, Against the fortified cities, and against the high towers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zephaniah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />a day of the trumpet and cry against the strong cities, and against the high towers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T0cd_1JKnyY?start=177" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zephaniah/1.htm">The Day of the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">a day</a> <a href="/hebrew/7782.htm" title="7782: šō·w·p̄ār (N-ms) -- A horn (for blowing). Or shophar; from shaphar in the original sense of incising; a cornet or curved horn.">of horn blast</a> <a href="/hebrew/8643.htm" title="8643: ū·ṯə·rū·‘āh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- From ruwa'; clamor, i.e. Acclamation of joy or a battle-cry; especially clangor of trumpets, as an alarum.">and battle cry</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/1219.htm" title="1219: hab·bə·ṣu·rō·wṯ (Art:: Adj-fp) -- To cut off, make inaccessible, enclose. A primitive root; to clip off; specifically to gather grapes; also to be isolated.">the fortified</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: he·‘ā·rîm (Art:: N-fp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">cities,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">and against</a> <a href="/hebrew/1364.htm" title="1364: hag·gə·ḇō·hō·wṯ (Art:: Adj-fp) -- High, exalted. Or gabowahh; from gabahh; elevated, powerful, arrogant.">the high</a> <a href="/hebrew/6438.htm" title="6438: hap·pin·nō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A corner. Feminine of pen; an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain.">corner towers.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>I will bring such distress on mankind that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1</a></span><br />Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18-20</a></span><br />Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light. / It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake. / Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6-9</a></span><br />Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty. / Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt. / Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-7.htm">Ezekiel 7:7</a></span><br />Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">Jeremiah 4:19-21</a></span><br />My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle. / Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment. / How long must I see the signal flag and hear the sound of the horn?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/22-5.htm">Isaiah 22:5</a></span><br />For the Lord GOD of Hosts has set a day of tumult and trampling and confusion in the Valley of Vision—of breaking down the walls and crying to the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-2.htm">Ezekiel 30:2-3</a></span><br />“Son of man, prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Wail, ‘Alas for that day!’ / For the day is near, the Day of the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">Malachi 4:1</a></span><br />“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29-31</a></span><br />Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ / At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Luke 21:25-27</a></span><br />There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. / Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. / At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12-17</a></span><br />And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, / and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. / The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2-3</a></span><br />For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a></span><br />But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Joel 2:11</a></span><br />The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12</a></span><br />For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.</p><p class="hdg">day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-10.htm">Isaiah 59:10</a></b></br> We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if <i>we had</i> no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; <i>we are</i> in desolate places as dead <i>men</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">Jeremiah 4:19,20</a></b></br> My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">Jeremiah 6:1</a></b></br> O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.</p><p class="hdg">and against.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/48-12.htm">Psalm 48:12,13</a></b></br> Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12-15</a></b></br> For the day of the LORD of hosts <i>shall be</i> upon every <i>one that is</i> proud and lofty, and upon every <i>one that is</i> lifted up; and he shall be brought low: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Isaiah 32:14</a></b></br> Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Alarm</a> <a href="/micah/2-8.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-10.htm">Battlements</a> <a href="/amos/2-2.htm">Blast</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-17.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/amos/3-12.htm">Corner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-22.htm">Corners</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-10.htm">Fenced</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-10.htm">Fortified</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-19.htm">High</a> <a href="/micah/4-13.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Lofty</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Shouting</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-10.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-11.htm">Towers</a> <a href="/nahum/3-14.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/nahum/3-12.htm">Walled</a> <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">War-Cry</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/24-37.htm">Alarm</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-10.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-6.htm">Battlements</a> <a href="/acts/2-2.htm">Blast</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-6.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-6.htm">Corner</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-6.htm">Corners</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-14.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-12.htm">Fenced</a> <a href="/numbers/13-19.htm">Fortified</a> <a href="/haggai/1-1.htm">High</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-21.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/matthew/4-8.htm">Lofty</a> <a href="/matthew/9-27.htm">Shouting</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-14.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-6.htm">Towers</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-6.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-14.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-6.htm">Walled</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-29.htm">War-Cry</a><div class="vheading2">Zephaniah 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zephaniah/1-1.htm">The time when Zephaniah prophesied.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zephaniah/1-2.htm">God's severe judgments against Judah.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zephaniah/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/zephaniah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/zephaniah/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>a day of horn blast and battle cry</b><br>This phrase signifies a time of alarm and warfare. The horn, or shofar, was traditionally used in ancient Israel to signal important events, such as the start of a battle or a call to assembly (<a href="/joshua/6-5.htm">Joshua 6:5</a>). The sound of the horn is often associated with divine intervention or judgment (<a href="/joel/2.htm">Joel 2:1</a>). The battle cry indicates a time of conflict and distress, reflecting the chaos and fear that accompany divine judgment. This imagery is consistent with the prophetic theme of the Day of the Lord, a time when God executes judgment on the nations (<a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6</a>).<p><b>against the fortified cities</b><br>Fortified cities were strongholds with walls and defenses designed to protect inhabitants from invaders. In the ancient Near East, cities like Jericho and Jerusalem were known for their formidable defenses. The mention of fortified cities highlights the futility of human defenses against divine judgment. Despite their strength, these cities would not withstand the wrath of God. This serves as a reminder of the ultimate sovereignty of God over human power and security (<a href="/psalms/127.htm">Psalm 127:1</a>).<p><b>and against the high corner towers</b><br>High corner towers were strategic points in city defenses, providing vantage points for surveillance and defense. They symbolize human pride and reliance on military strength. The destruction of these towers signifies the collapse of human arrogance and self-reliance in the face of divine judgment. This imagery is echoed in other prophetic writings, where God humbles the proud and brings down the lofty (<a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12-17</a>). The fall of these towers can also be seen as a type of Christ's victory over the powers of this world, as He establishes His kingdom of peace and righteousness (<a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Revelation 11:15</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zephaniah.htm">Zephaniah</a></b><br>A prophet in the Old Testament, Zephaniah's ministry took place during the reign of King Josiah of Judah. He is known for his messages of judgment and the coming "Day of the Lord."<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which is the primary audience of Zephaniah's prophecies. The nation is warned of impending judgment due to its idolatry and disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the Lord</a></b><br>A significant theme in Zephaniah, referring to a future time of divine judgment and wrath against sin, not only for Judah but for all nations.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/fortified_cities.htm">Fortified Cities</a></b><br>These represent human strength and security, which will be rendered powerless in the face of God's judgment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/high_corner_towers.htm">High Corner Towers</a></b><br>Symbolic of human pride and self-reliance, these structures will be targets of God's wrath, emphasizing the futility of trusting in human defenses.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is certain and unavoidable. Just as the fortified cities and high towers will fall, so will all human efforts to resist God's will. Believers are called to live in reverence and obedience to God, recognizing His ultimate authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_pride.htm">The Futility of Human Pride</a></b><br>Human pride and self-reliance are futile in the face of divine judgment. This passage challenges us to examine areas of our lives where we may be relying on our own strength rather than trusting in God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_repentance.htm">The Urgency of Repentance</a></b><br>The "Day of the Lord" serves as a warning to repent and turn back to God. It is a call to examine our hearts and align our lives with God's standards, seeking His mercy and grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy_in_scripture.htm">The Role of Prophecy in Scripture</a></b><br>Prophecy serves as both a warning and a guide. It reminds us of God's sovereignty and His plan for redemption. Believers are encouraged to study prophetic scriptures to understand God's character and His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zephaniah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zephaniah 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jericho's_walls_collapse.htm">What caused the collapse of Jericho's walls?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_love_a_manifestation_of_god.htm">What musical instruments are mentioned in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jericho's_walls_fall_by_sound.htm">How could the walls of Jericho have collapsed simply from trumpet blasts and shouting (Joshua 6:20)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_sky_trumpets.htm">What are sky trumpets?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zephaniah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A day of the trumpet and alarm.</span> "Alarm" means "the sound of alarm." Among the Jews trumpets were used to announce the festivals (<a href="/numbers/29-1.htm">Numbers 29:1</a>), and to give the signal for battle or of the approach of an enemy (<a href="/jeremiah/4-5.htm">Jeremiah 4:5, 19</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/33-4.htm">Ezekiel 33:4</a>). Here it is the signal of destruction (<a href="/amos/2-2.htm">Amos 2:2</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The fenced cities.</span> The strongest fortresses shall feel the irresistible attack (<a href="/micah/5-11.htm">Micah 5:11</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The high towers.</span> These are the turrets built at the angles of the walls for the better defence of the city, and to annoy the besiegers (<a href="/zephaniah/3-6.htm">Zephaniah 3:6</a>). LXX., <span class="greek">ἐπὶ τὰς γωνίας τὰς ὑψηλάς</span>, "upon the lofty angles;" Vulgate, <span class="accented">super angulos excelsos.</span> Others take the words to mean "the battlements" on the walls. Henderson quotes Taeitus's description of the later walls of Jerusalem, "Duos colles immensum editos claudebant muri per artem obliqui aut introrsus sinuati, ut latera oppugnantium ad ictus patescerent" ('Hist.,' 5:11). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">a day</span><br /><span class="heb">י֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of trumpet blast</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁוֹפָ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(šō·w·p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7782.htm">Strong's 7782: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cornet, curved horn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and battle cry</span><br /><span class="heb">וּתְרוּעָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ṯə·rū·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8643.htm">Strong's 8643: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clamor, acclamation of joy, a battle-cry, clangor, of trumpets, as an alarum</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֚ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the fortified</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבְּצֻר֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bə·ṣu·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1219.htm">Strong's 1219: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut off, make inaccessible, enclose</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cities,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶעָרִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(he·‘ā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and against</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the high</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gə·ḇō·hō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1364.htm">Strong's 1364: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elevated, powerful, arrogant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">corner towers.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפִּנּ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pin·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6438.htm">Strong's 6438: </a> </span><span class="str2">An angle, a pinnacle, a chieftain</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Zephaniah 1:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Zephaniah 1:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Zephaniah 1:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Zephaniah 1:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Zephaniah 1:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Zephaniah 1:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Zephaniah 1:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Zephaniah 1:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Zephaniah 1:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Zephaniah 1:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zephaniah/1-16.htm">OT Prophets: Zephaniah 1:16 A day of the trumpet and alarm (Zeph. 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