Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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 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 a howling from the school and a great destruction from the hills. 11 “Wail, O inhabitants of the Mortar,
For all the people of Canaan will be silenced;
All who weigh out silver will be cut off.
12 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps and make a visitation upon the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.

Cross References

James 5:1

Come now, Oh ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

Nehemiah 3:31-32

After him, Malchiah, the son of the refiner, restored unto the place of the Nethinims and of the merchants, over against the gate of judgment and to the going up of the corner.

Jeremiah 4:8

For this, gird yourselves with sackcloth; lament and howl; for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.

Jeremiah 25:34

Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the dust, ye principals of the flock; for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like an enticing vessel.

Ezekiel 21:12

Cry and howl, son of man, for it shall be upon my people; it shall be upon all the princes of Israel; fear of the sword shall be upon my people; therefore smite the thigh

Hosea 9:6

For, behold, they have left because of the destruction; Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: nettles shall possess in inheritance that which is desirable of their silver; thorns shall grow up in their dwellings.

Hosea 12:7-8

He is a merchant who has the balances of deceit in his hand; he loves to oppress.

Joel 1:5

Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.

Joel 1:13

Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the present and the drink offering is taken away from the house of your God.

Zechariah 11:2-3

Howl, fir tree, for the cedar is fallen because the magnificent are cut down; howl, O ye oaks of Bashan, for the strong mountain is brought down.

John 2:16

and said unto those that sold the doves, Take these things away from here; do not make my Father's house a house of merchandise.

Revelation 18:11-18

And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore:

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