The Meaning of Zephaniah 1:10 Explained

Zephaniah 1:10

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: And in that day, saith Jehovah, there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish-gate, and a howling from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills.

ASV: 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.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Zephaniah 1:10?

MEANING: What does Zephaniah 1:10 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Zephaniah 1:10 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Zephaniah 1:10?

What is the context of Zephaniah 1:10?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Zephaniah 1:10 Mean?

Verse Meaning

When the Lord brought judgment on Judah, there would be crying out from various parts of Jerusalem representing the total destruction of the city. The Fish Gate was the gate through which the fishermen normally entered the city with their catches. It was a gate that pierced Jerusalem"s north wall close to the fish market (cf. 2 Chronicles 33:14; Nehemiah 3:3; Nehemiah 12:39). It was probably through this gate that Nebuchadnezzar entered Jerusalem since he invaded it from the north. The Second (or New) Quarter was a district of Jerusalem northwest of the temple area (cf. 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:22). The hills may refer to the hills on which Jerusalem stood or the hills surrounding the city or both. In any case, the Babylonian army doubtless caused loud crashing on all the hills in and around Jerusalem as the soldiers destroyed the whole city and its environs.

Context Summary

Zephaniah 1:1-18 - "the Great Day Of The Lord"

Zephaniah means hidden of the Lord. He lived in Josiah's reign, and cooperated with that king in his efforts to put down idolatry. His prophecy deals with the sins that were rife in Judah and the fearful retribution that would be inflicted through the Chaldeans.

Approaching destruction, Zephaniah 1:2-6. The Chemarim, r.v., were idolatrous priests dressed in black garments. Malcam is Milcom or Moloch. Notice the successive classes of those who were to suffer in the overthrow. They constitute a series of concentric circles, narrowing down at last to those who had turned back, and to those who had never sought the Lord.

The invaders, Zephaniah 1:7-18. The guests whom God invited to the banquet were Nebuchadnezzar and his soldiers! They marched in through the Fish Gate; and, as they advanced, cry after cry arose from the affrighted populace, driven from quarter to quarter. Maktesh, Zephaniah 1:11, was probably the Vale of Siloam, where the merchant princes dwelt or pursued their business. None would be able to elude the coming vengeance. Those that affected foreign attire, or leaped across the threshold in superstition, or practiced deceit, would have to pay dearly for their sins. Fulfilled in the overthrow of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, and afterward by Titus, these words will always stand for the inevitable national sufferings which follow national crimes. [source]

Chapter Summary: Zephaniah 1

¹ The time when Zephaniah prophesied
² God's severe judgments against Judah

What do the individual words in Zephaniah 1:10 mean?

And there shall be on day that says Yahweh the sound of a [mournful] cry from Gate the Fish a wailing from the Second Quarter and a crashing loud from the hills

וְהָיָה֩ בַיּ֨וֹם הַה֜וּא נְאֻם־ יְהוָ֗ה ק֤וֹל צְעָקָה֙ מִשַּׁ֣עַר הַדָּגִ֔ים וִֽילָלָ֖ה מִן־ הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה וְשֶׁ֥בֶר גָּד֖וֹל מֵהַגְּבָעֽוֹת

וְהָיָה֩	And there shall be
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
בַיּ֨וֹם	on day
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
הַה֜וּא	that
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
נְאֻם־	says
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: נְאֻם Sense: (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet).
יְהוָ֗ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
ק֤וֹל	the sound
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: קֹול Sense: voice, sound, noise.
צְעָקָה֙	of a [mournful] cry
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: צְעָקָה Sense: cry, outcry.
מִשַּׁ֣עַר	from Gate
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: שַׁעַר Sense: gate.
הַדָּגִ֔ים	the Fish
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: דָּאג Sense: fish.
וִֽילָלָ֖ה	a wailing
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular Root: יְלָלָה Sense: a howling (of distress), wailing.
הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה	the Second Quarter
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מִשְׁנֶה Sense: double, copy, second, repetition.
וְשֶׁ֥בֶר	and a crashing
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: שֶׁבֶר Sense: breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash, ruin, shattering.
גָּד֖וֹל	loud
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: גָּבֹול Sense: great.
מֵהַגְּבָעֽוֹת	from the hills
Parse: Preposition-m, Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: גִּבְעָה Sense: hill.

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