Zephaniah 1:11

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

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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.

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This thought runs through Zephaniah 1:11-13.

Zephaniah 1:11 Zephaniah 1:12 Zephaniah 1:13

Glossary

Canaan Place: Biblical region. Modern identification: Canaan.
Mortar Place: Mortar, a place in or near Jerusalem inhabited by silver merchants ( Zeph. 1:11 ).