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Zephaniah 1

Zeph. 1:11 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Howl
yalal (Hebrew #3213)
to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)
KJV usage: (make to) howl, be howling.
Pronounce: yaw-lal'
Origin: a primitive root
, ye inhabitants
yashab (Hebrew #3427)
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
KJV usage: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, X marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle), (down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
Pronounce: yaw-shab'
Origin: a primitive root
of Maktesh
Maktesh (Hebrew #4389)
dell; the Maktesh, a place in Jerusalem
KJV usage: Maktesh.
Pronounce: mak-taysh'
Origin: the same as 4388
, for all the merchant
Kna`an (Hebrew #3667)
humiliated; Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him
KJV usage: Canaan, merchant, traffick.
Pronounce: ken-ah'-an
Origin: from 3665
people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
are cut down
damah (Hebrew #1820)
to be dumb or silent; hence, to fail or perish; trans. to destroy
KJV usage: cease, be cut down (off), destroy, be brought to silence, be undone, X utterly.
Pronounce: daw-mam'
Origin: a primitive root
; all they that bear
ntiyl (Hebrew #5187)
laden
KJV usage: that bear.
Pronounce: net-eel'
Origin: from 5190
silver
keceph (Hebrew #3701)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
KJV usage: money, price, silver(-ling).
Pronounce: keh'-sef
Origin: from 3700
are cut off
karath (Hebrew #3772)
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)
KJV usage: be chewed, be con-(feder-)ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league ((covenant)), X lose, perish, X utterly, X want.
Pronounce: kaw-rath'
Origin: a primitive root
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Cross References

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Howl.
Jer. 4:8• 8For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of Jehovah is not turned back from us. (Jer. 4:8)
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Jer. 25:34• 34Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel. (Jer. 25:34)
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Ezek. 21:12• 12Cry and howl, son of man, for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh. (Ezek. 21:12)
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Joel 1:5,13• 5Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
 13Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests; howl, ministers of the altar; come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the oblation and the drink-offering are withholden from the house of your God. (Joel 1:5,13)
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Zech. 11:2‑3• 2Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.
 3There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled. (Zech. 11:2‑3)
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James 5:1• 1Come then, ye rich, weep, howling over your miseries that are coming on. (James 5:1)
all the.
Neh. 3:31‑32• 31After him repaired Malchijah of the goldsmiths to the place of the Nethinim and of the dealers, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the ascent of the corner.
 32And between the ascent of the corner and the sheep-gate repaired the goldsmiths and the dealers. (Neh. 3:31‑32)
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Hos. 12:7‑8• 7A merchant [Canaan], the balance of deceit in his hand, he loveth to overreach!
 8And Ephraim said, I am simply become rich; I have found me out substances: it is all my labours. They will find no iniquity in me that is sin. (Hos. 12:7‑8)
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John 2:16• 16and to the sellers of the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise. (John 2:16)
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Rev. 18:11‑18• 11And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn on account of her; for their lading no one buyeth anymore—a
 12lading of gold and of silver and of precious stone and of pearl and of fine linen and of purple and of silk and of scarlet; and all thyine wood and all furniture of ivory and all furniture of most precious wood, and of brass and of iron and of marble;
 13and cinnamon and amomum and incense and unguent and frankincense and wine and oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and of horses and of chariots and of bodies and souls of men.
 14And the fruits of the desire of thy soul have departed from thee, and all the sumptuous and the bright things have perished from thee, and never shall they find them anymore.
 15The merchants of these things that became rich by her shall stand afar off because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,
 16saying, Woe, woe, the great city, that was clothed with fine linen and purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls!
 17for in one hour were so great riches made desolate. And every pilot and every voyager and sailors and as many as trade by the sea stood afar off,
 18and cried, seeing the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like the great city! (Rev. 18:11‑18)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Howl, ye inhabitants of Makteshc; for all the people of Canaand are cut down, all they that are laden with silver are cut off.

JND Translation Notes

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c
Meaning, "Mortar." name of the lower, basin-like, part of Jerusalem.
d
Or "merchant people." see Zech. 14.21.

W. Kelly Translation

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

WK Translation Notes

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a
It is literally "all the people of Canaan," which may be, as has been thought, a cutting designation of the men of Jerusalem generally, rather than of the trading classes. It appears to me, however, that the clause which follows is favourable to the more common version.