KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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To get what Zephaniah 1:10 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And it shall come to pass” | וְהָיָה֩ | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | come pass |
| “in that” | הַה֜וּא | He (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are | in that |
| “day,” | בַיּ֨וֹם | A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) | day |
| “saith” | נְאֻם | An oracle | saith |
| “the Lord,” | יְהוָ֗ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “that there shall be” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “the noise” | ק֤וֹל | A voice or sound | noise |
| “of a cry” | צְעָקָה֙ | A shriek | cry |
| “from the fish” | הַדָּגִ֔ים | A fish (often used collectively) | fish |
| “gate,” | מִשַּׁ֣עַר | An opening, i.e., door or gate | gate |
| “and an howling” | וִֽילָלָ֖ה | A howling | howling |
| “from” | מִן | Properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | from |
| “the second,” | הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה | Properly, a repetition, i.e., a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication, a second (in order, rank, age, quality or location) | second |
| “and a great” | גָּד֖וֹל | Great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent | great |
| “crashing” | וְשֶׁ֥בֶר | A fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream) | crashing |
| “from the hills.” | מֵהַגְּבָעֽוֹת׃ | A hillock | hills |
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8 And it shall come to pass in the day of the Lord's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.
9 In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.
10 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.
11 Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.
12 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.
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