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.
Study Helps
Interpretation
God's day is at hand; the punishment of presumptuous sinners is a sacrifice to the justice of God. The Jewish royal family shall be reckoned with for their pride and vanity; and those that leap on the threshold, invading their neighbours' rights, and seizing their possessions.
Glossary
- Fish Gate Place
- Biblical gate. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Second Quarter Place
- Biblical district in settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.