Parallel Verses

Amplified


“Wail [in anguish], you inhabitants of the Mortar (Valley of Siloam),
For all the merchants of Canaan will be silenced and destroyed;
All who weigh out silver will be cut off.

New American Standard Bible

“Wail, O inhabitants of the Mortar,
For all the people of Canaan will be silenced;
All who weigh out silver will be cut off.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Wail, you residents of the Hollow,
for all the merchants will be silenced;
all those loaded with silver will be cut off.

International Standard Version

"Wail, you who live in the market district, because all of the merchants will be crushed and all of their customers will be eliminated.

A Conservative Version

Wail, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan are undone. All those who were laden with silver are cut off.

American Standard Version

Wail, ye inhabitants of Maktesh; for all the people of Canaan are undone; all they that were laden with silver are cut off.

Bible in Basic English

Because of the downfall of all the people of Canaan: all those who were weighted down with silver have been cut off.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Wail, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan were destroyed; all lifting up silver were cut off.

King James 2000

Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that trade with silver are cut off.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The inhabitants of the Mortar shall wail, for all the traders have perished; all who trade with silver have been cut off.

Modern King James verseion

Howl, people of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan are cut down; all those who carry silver are cut off.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Howl, ye that dwell in the mill! For all the merchant people are gone, and all they that were laden with silver, are rooted out.

NET Bible

Wail, you who live in the market district, for all the merchants will disappear and those who count money will be removed.

New Heart English Bible

Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan are undone. All those who were loaded with silver are cut off.

The Emphasized Bible

Howl, ye inhabitants of the lower city, - because destroyed are all the people of traffic, cut off are all they who were laden with silver.

Webster

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

World English Bible

Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan are undone! All those who were loaded with silver are cut off.

Youngs Literal Translation

Howl, ye inhabitants of the hollow place, For cut off hath been all the merchant people, Cut off have been all bearing silver.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ילל 
Yalal 
Usage: 32

ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

of Maktesh
מכתּשׁ 
Maktesh 
Usage: 1

כּנען 
K@na`an 
Usage: 93

עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

דּמה 
Damah 
Usage: 15

נטיל 
N@tiyl 
Usage: 1

כּסף 
Keceph 
Usage: 403

Context Readings

Judah's Impending Judgment

10
“On that day,” declares the Lord,
“There will be the sound of crying from the Fish (Damascus) Gate [in the northern wall of Jerusalem where invaders enter]
And wailing from the Second Quarter [of the city],
And a loud crash from the hills.
11 
“Wail [in anguish], you inhabitants of the Mortar (Valley of Siloam),
For all the merchants of Canaan will be silenced and destroyed;
All who weigh out silver will be cut off.
12
“It will come about at that time
That I will search Jerusalem with lamps
And I will punish the men
Who [like old wine] are stagnant in spirit,
Who say in their hearts,
‘The Lord will not do good, nor will He do evil.’

Cross References

James 5:1

Come [quickly] now, you rich [who lack true faith and hoard and misuse your resources], weep and howl over the miseries [the woes, the judgments] that are coming upon you.

Nehemiah 3:31-32

After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, carried out repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and of the merchants, in front of the Inspection Gate and as far as the upper room of the corner.

Jeremiah 4:8


“For this reason, put on sackcloth [for mourning],
Lament (mourn with expressions of grief for the dead) and wail,
For the fierce anger of the Lord
Has not turned back from us.”

Jeremiah 25:34


“Wail, you shepherds, and cry;
And roll in ashes, you masters of the flock.
For the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions have come in full,
And you will fall and be broken into pieces like a choice vessel.

Ezekiel 21:12

Cry out and wail, son of man, for it is against My people; it is against all the princes of Israel. They are thrown to the sword along with My [terrified] people. Therefore strike your thigh and strike your chest [in grief].

Hosea 9:6


For behold, they will go away because of devastation and destruction;
Egypt will gather them up, Memphis will bury them.
Weeds will take over their treasures of silver;
Thorns will grow in their tents.

Hosea 12:7-8


A merchant, in whose hand are false and fraudulent balances;
He loves to oppress and exploit.

Joel 1:5


Awake [from your intoxication], you drunkards, and weep;
Wail, all you drinkers of wine,
Because of the [fresh] sweet wine
That is cut off from your mouth.

Joel 1:13


Clothe yourselves with sackcloth
And lament (cry out in grief), O priests;
Wail, O ministers of the altar!
Come, spend the night in sackcloth [and pray without ceasing],
O ministers of my God,
For the grain offering and the drink offering
Are withheld from the house of your God.

Zechariah 11:2-3


Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen,
Because the magnificent trees have been destroyed;
Wail, O oaks of Bashan,
For the inaccessible forest [on the steep mountainside] has come down.

John 2:16

then to those who sold the doves He said, “Take these things away! Stop making My Father’s house a place of commerce!”

Revelation 18:11-18

“And merchants of the earth will weep and grieve over her, because no one buys their cargo (goods, merchandise) anymore—

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