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And a great crash will sound from the hills. <a href="/esv/zephaniah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> “On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will be heard from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second Quarter, a loud crash from the hills. <a href="/bsb/zephaniah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> On 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. <a href="/kjv/zephaniah/1.htm">King James Bible</a> And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills. <a href="/nkjv/zephaniah/1.htm">New King James Version</a> “And there shall be on that day,” says the LORD, “The sound of a mournful cry from the Fish Gate, A wailing from the Second Quarter, And a loud crashing from the hills. <a href="/nasb_/zephaniah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “And on that day,” declares the LORD, “There will be the sound of a cry from the Fish Gate, Wailing from the Second Quarter, And a loud crash from the hills. <a href="/nasb/zephaniah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220On that day,&#8221 declares the LORD, &#8220There will be the sound of a cry from the Fish Gate, A wail from the Second Quarter, And a loud crash from the hills. <a href="/nasb77/zephaniah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And on that day,” declares the LORD, “There will be the sound of a cry from the Fish Gate, A wail from the Second Quarter, And a loud crash from the hills. <a href="/lsb/zephaniah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And it will be in that day,” declares Yahweh, “That there will be the sound of a cry from the Fish Gate And a wail from the Second Quarter And a great destruction from the hills. <a href="/amp/zephaniah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “On that day,” declares the LORD, “There will be the sound of crying from the Fish (Damascus) Gate [in the northern wall of Jerusalem where invaders enter] And wailing from the Second Quarter [of the city], And a loud crash from the hills. <a href="/csb/zephaniah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> On that day — this is the LORD’s declaration — there will be an outcry from the Fish Gate, a wailing from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills. <a href="/hcsb/zephaniah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> On that day— this is the LORD&#8217s declaration— there will be an outcry from the Fish Gate, a wailing from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills. <a href="/asv/zephaniah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> And in that day, saith Jehovah, there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills. <a href="/cev/zephaniah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I, the LORD, promise that on that day noisy crying will be heard from Fish Gate, New Town, and Upper Hills. <a href="/erv/zephaniah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> And in that day, saith the LORD, there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills. <a href="/gwt/zephaniah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> On that day a loud cry will come from Fish Gate, a howling from the Second Part of the city, and a loud crashing sound from the hills," declares the LORD. <a href="/gnt/zephaniah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> "On that day," says the LORD, "you will hear the sound of crying at the Fish Gate in Jerusalem. You will hear wailing in the newer part of the city and a great crashing sound in the hills. <a href="/isv/zephaniah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> When all of this happens," declares the LORD, "a loud shriek will come from the Fish Gate, and howling from the Mishneh Quarter, along with great destruction from the hills." <a href="/msb/zephaniah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> On 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. <a href="/net/zephaniah/1.htm">NET Bible</a> On that day," says the LORD, "a loud cry will go up from the Fish Gate, wailing from the city's newer district, and a loud crash from the hills. <a href="/nheb/zephaniah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> In that day, says the LORD, there will be the noise of a cry from the Fish Gate, a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills. <a href="/wbt/zephaniah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish-gate, and a howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills. <a href="/web/zephaniah/1.htm">World English Bible</a> In that day, says Yahweh, there will be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/zephaniah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And there has been in that day,” "" A declaration of YHWH, "" “The noise of a cry from the Fish Gate, "" And of a howling from the Second [Quarter], "" And of great destruction from the hills. <a href="/ylt/zephaniah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And there hath been in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah, The noise of a cry from the fish-gate, And of a howling from the Second, And of great destruction from the hills. <a href="/slt/zephaniah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it was in that day, says Jehovah, a voice of a cry from the gate of fishes, and a wailing from the second, and a great breaking from the hills.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/zephaniah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And there shall be in that day, saith the Lord, the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and a howling from the Second, and a great destruction from the hills. <a href="/cpdv/zephaniah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And this shall be in that day, says the Lord: the voice of an outcry from the fish gate, and a howling from the Second, and a great contrition from the hills. <a href="/nabre/zephaniah/1.htm">New American Bible</a> On that day—oracle of the LORD— A cry will be heard from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second Quarter, loud crashing from the hills. <a href="/nrsvce/zephaniah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> On that day, says the LORD, a cry will be heard from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second Quarter, a loud crash from the hills.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/zephaniah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And it shall come to pass in that day, says the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate and a wailing from the second gate and a great crashing from the hills. <a href="/hpbt/zephaniah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And it will be in that day, says LORD JEHOVAH, the sound of crying from the fish gate and wailing from another and great breaking from the hills<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/zephaniah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And in that day, saith the LORD, Hark! a cry from the fish gate, And a wailing from the second quarter, And a great crashing from the hills. <a href="/sep/zephaniah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And there shall be in that day, saith the Lord, the sound of a cry from the gate of men slaying, and a howling from the second gate, and a great crashing from the hills. <a href="/parallel/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T0cd_1JKnyY?start=105" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/zephaniah/1.htm">The Day of the LORD</a> …9On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit. 10<a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">On that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: ḇay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">“a cry</a> <a href="/hebrew/6818.htm" title="6818: ṣə·‘ā·qāh (N-fs) -- A cry, outcry. From tsa'aq; a shriek."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will go up</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/1709.htm" title="1709: had·dā·ḡîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A fish. Or dag; from dagah; a fish; or perhaps rather from da'ag; but still better from da'ag; a fish.">the Fish</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: miš·ša·‘ar (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">Gate,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3215.htm" title="3215: wî·lā·lāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A howling. Feminine of ylel; a howling.">a wail</a> <a href="/hebrew/4932.htm" title="4932: ham·miš·neh (Art:: N-ms) -- A double, copy, second. From shanah; properly, a repetition, i.e. A duplicate, or a double; by implication, a second.">from the Second District,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">and a loud</a> <a href="/hebrew/7667.htm" title="7667: wə·še·ḇer (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Or sheber; from shabar; a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution.">crashing</a> <a href="/hebrew/1389.htm" title="1389: mê·hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ (Prep-m, Art:: N-fp) -- A hill. Feminine from the same as Geba'; a hillock.">from the hills.</a> 11Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/6-1.htm">Jeremiah 6:1</a> “Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction. <a href="/amos/5-16.htm">Amos 5:16-17</a> Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners to wail. / There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/15-3.htm">Isaiah 15:3-4</a> In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. / Heshbon and Elealeh cry out; their voices are heard as far as Jahaz. Therefore the soldiers of Moab cry out; their souls tremble within. <a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">Jeremiah 4:19-21</a> 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? <a href="/ezekiel/7-7.htm">Ezekiel 7:7-12</a> 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. / Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you and vent My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations. / I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that it is I, the LORD, who strikes the blow. ... <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1</a> 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— <a href="/isaiah/22-4.htm">Isaiah 22:4-5</a> Therefore I said, “Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly! Do not try to console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.” / 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. <a href="/jeremiah/48-3.htm">Jeremiah 48:3-5</a> A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’ / Moab will be shattered; her little ones will cry out. / For on the ascent to Luhith they weep bitterly as they go, and on the descent to Horonaim cries of distress resound over the destruction: <a href="/amos/8-3.htm">Amos 8:3</a> “In that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “the songs of the temple will turn to wailing. Many will be the corpses, strewn in silence everywhere!” <a href="/isaiah/24-11.htm">Isaiah 24:11-12</a> 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. <a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Matthew 24:30-31</a> 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. <a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Luke 21:25-26</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9-10</a> Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. / In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” <a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Revelation 18:17-19</a> For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance / and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim. / Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.” <a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21-24</a> “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. / And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And it shall come to pass in that day, said the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.in.<a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Zephaniah 1:7,15</a> Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests… <a href="/jeremiah/39-2.htm">Jeremiah 39:2</a> And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.the noise.<a href="/isaiah/22-4.htm">Isaiah 22:4,5</a> Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people… <a href="/isaiah/59-11.htm">Isaiah 59:11</a> We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.<a href="/jeremiah/4-19.htm">Jeremiah 4:19-21,31</a> 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… the fish gate.<a href="/2_chronicles/33-14.htm">2 Chronicles 33:14</a> Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.<a href="/nehemiah/3-3.htm">Nehemiah 3:3</a> But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.the second.<a href="/2_kings/22-14.htm">2 Kings 22:14</a> So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.<a href="/2_chronicles/32-22.htm">2 Chronicles 32:22</a> Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side.from.<a href="/2_samuel/5-7.htm">2 Samuel 5:7,9</a> Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David… <a href="/2_chronicles/3-1.htm">2 Chronicles 3:1</a> Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zephaniah/1-2.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/job/41-25.htm">Crashing</a> <a href="/micah/6-9.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-11.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-2.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-17.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/micah/2-13.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-3.htm">Fish</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-39.htm">Fish-Gate</a> <a href="/nahum/3-13.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-15.htm">Great</a> <a href="/micah/5-1.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/nahum/3-2.htm">Hark</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-16.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-6.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-13.htm">Hollow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-36.htm">Howling</a> <a href="/hosea/7-14.htm">Loud</a> <a href="/micah/6-15.htm">New</a> <a href="/nahum/3-2.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-2.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-18.htm">Quarter</a> <a href="/nahum/1-9.htm">Second</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/nahum/3-2.htm">Thundering</a> <a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Wail</a> <a href="/micah/1-11.htm">Wailing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/haggai/1-13.htm">Affirmation</a> <a href="/job/36-29.htm">Crashing</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Cries</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/haggai/1-13.htm">Declares</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/matthew/26-71.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/matthew/7-10.htm">Fish</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-14.htm">Fish-Gate</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-10.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Great</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-5.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">Hark</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/haggai/1-8.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-11.htm">Hollow</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">Howling</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-14.htm">Loud</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-5.htm">New</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/mark/5-39.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/mark/1-45.htm">Quarter</a> <a href="/haggai/1-1.htm">Second</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/revelation/9-9.htm">Thundering</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-11.htm">Wail</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">Wailing</a><div class="vheading2">Zephaniah 1</div>1. <a href="/zephaniah/1-1.htm">The time when Zephaniah prophesied.</a> 2. <a href="/zephaniah/1-2.htm">God's severe judgments against Judah.</a> </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'; 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It is a day of reckoning for sin and rebellion against God. The phrase "declares the LORD" emphasizes the authority and certainty of the prophecy, underscoring that these events are divinely ordained. The "Day of the LORD" is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, seen in books like Joel and Amos, and it often foreshadows the final judgment described in the New Testament, particularly in Revelation.a cry will go up from the Fish Gate The Fish Gate was one of the gates of Jerusalem, likely located on the northern wall of the city. It was named for its proximity to the fish market, where fish from the Mediterranean Sea were brought in. The mention of a "cry" suggests impending disaster or invasion, as gates were critical points of defense. Historically, the Fish Gate was a site of significant activity and commerce, making it a strategic target during sieges. The cry from the Fish Gate symbolizes the beginning of calamity and the vulnerability of the city.a wail from the Second District The Second District, or the "Second Quarter," refers to a part of Jerusalem that was likely an expansion of the city. It may have been an area inhabited by the wealthier citizens or officials. The wailing indicates widespread distress and mourning, suggesting that the judgment affects all social strata. This reflects the comprehensive nature of divine judgment, sparing no part of society. The wailing echoes the lamentations found in other prophetic books, such as Jeremiah, where the people's sorrow is a response to the consequences of their sin.and a loud crashing from the hills The hills surrounding Jerusalem were significant both strategically and symbolically. They provided natural defense and were often associated with places of worship, both legitimate and idolatrous. The "loud crashing" implies destruction, possibly from invading forces or divine intervention. This imagery of crashing and destruction is consistent with other prophetic warnings of judgment, such as those found in Isaiah and Ezekiel. The hills' destruction signifies the collapse of false security and the futility of relying on anything other than God for protection.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The speaker of the prophecy, emphasizing divine authority and judgment. 2. <a href="/topical/f/fish_gate.htm">Fish Gate</a> A gate in Jerusalem, likely named for its proximity to the fish market or its use by fishermen. It symbolizes the entry point of judgment. 3. <a href="/topical/s/second_quarter.htm">Second Quarter</a> A district in Jerusalem, possibly a newer or expanded part of the city, indicating that the judgment will affect all areas. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_hills.htm">The Hills</a> Surrounding areas of Jerusalem, representing the broader scope of the impending judgment. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the LORD</a> A prophetic term referring to a time of divine intervention and judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Certainty of Divine Judgment</a> God's declaration through Zephaniah reminds us of the certainty and seriousness of divine judgment. We must live with an awareness of God's holiness and justice. <a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_judgment.htm">The Universality of Judgment</a> The mention of specific locations in Jerusalem signifies that no part of life is exempt from God's scrutiny. We should examine all areas of our lives for alignment with God's will. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> The vivid imagery of wailing and crashing serves as a call to repentance. We are encouraged to turn from sin and seek God's mercy before the day of judgment arrives. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_readiness.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Readiness</a> Just as the people of Jerusalem were warned, we too must be spiritually prepared for the return of Christ. This involves cultivating a life of faith, obedience, and watchfulness. <a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_redemption.htm">The Hope of Redemption</a> While the passage speaks of judgment, it also points to the hope of redemption for those who turn to God. We are reminded of God's desire for restoration and relationship with His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zephaniah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zephaniah 1</a> <a href="/q/do_'fish_gate'_and_'second_quarter'_match_archaeology.htm">In Zephaniah 1:10–11, does the mention of the “Fish Gate” and the “Second Quarter” align with known archaeological sites, or might this indicate a later editorial insertion? </a> <a href="/q/why_consult_huldah_over_jeremiah.htm">(2 Chronicles 34:22–28) Why would King Josiah consult the prophetess Huldah instead of better-known prophets like Jeremiah, if both were contemporaries? </a> <a href="/q/why_consult_huldah_over_others_in_2_kings.htm">Why is Huldah consulted instead of more prominent prophets in 2 Kings 22:14-20, and what does this imply about the narrative's historical credibility?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'called_by_his_purpose'_mean.htm">How is Jesus represented in each book of the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zephaniah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - The second class which shall be smitten, viz. the traders and usurers, the enemy being represented as breaking in upon the localities where these persons resided. The fish gate. This is generally supposed to have been in the north wall of the city towards its eastern extremity, and to have been so called because through it were brought the fish from the Jordan and the Sea of Galilee, and there was a fish market in its immediate neighbourhood (see <a href="/nehemiah/3-3.htm">Nehemiah 3:3</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/12-39.htm">Nehemiah 12:39</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/33-14.htm">2 Chronicles 33:14</a>). It was probably on this side that the Chaldeans entered Jerusalem, us Zedekiah seems to have escaped from the south (<a href="/jeremiah/39-4.htm">Jeremiah 39:4</a>). The LXX. has, ἀπὸ πύλης ἀποκεντούντων, which Jerome notes as a mistake. From the second district, the lower city upon the hill Acra, to the north of the old town, Zion. This is so called, according to one rendering, in <a href="/2_kings/22-14.htm">2 Kings 22:14</a>, and <a href="/nehemiah/11-9.htm">Nehemiah 11:9</a>. A great crashing. Not merely the crash of falling buildings, but the cry of men when a city is taken and the inhabitants are put to the sword. The hills on which the greater part of the city was built. Keil thinks that the hills surrounding the lower city are meant, viz. Bezetha, Gareb, etc., as the hearer of the cry is supposed to be on Zion. <a href="/commentaries/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“On that הַה֜וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day,” בַיּ֨וֹם (ḇay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the LORD, יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel “a cry ק֤וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> A voice, sound will go up וְהָיָה֩ (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be from מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of the Fish הַדָּגִ֔ים (had·dā·ḡîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1709.htm">Strong's 1709: </a> A fish Gate, מִשַּׁ֣עַר (miš·ša·‘ar) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate a wail וִֽילָלָ֖ה (wî·lā·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3215.htm">Strong's 3215: </a> A howling from the Second Quarter, הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה (ham·miš·neh) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4932.htm">Strong's 4932: </a> A repetition, a duplicate, a double, a second and a loud גָּד֖וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent crashing וְשֶׁ֥בֶר (wə·še·ḇer) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7667.htm">Strong's 7667: </a> A breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash from the hills. מֵהַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃ (mê·hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ) Preposition-m, Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1389.htm">Strong's 1389: </a> A hillock <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Zephaniah 1:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Zephaniah 1:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Zephaniah 1:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Zephaniah 1:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Zephaniah 1:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Zephaniah 1:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Zephaniah 1:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Zephaniah 1:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Zephaniah 1:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Zephaniah 1:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-10.htm">OT Prophets: Zephaniah 1:10 In that day says Yahweh there will (Zeph. 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