Zephaniah 1:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zephaniah 1:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zephaniah 1:11 is a verse from the book of Zephaniah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zephaniah 1:11 — KJV
“Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.”
— Zephaniah 1:11 (KJV)
Zephaniah 1:11 in Context — About the Book of Zephaniah
Zephaniah sweeps from cosmic judgment to one of the tenderest verses in the Bible: the Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves; He will rejoice over you with singing. The day of the Lord clears the ground so restored people can hear God sing.
Cross-References for Zephaniah 1:11
“Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 1:11: people, cut, bear
“And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 1:11: people, cut, bear
“But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 1:11: people, cut, bear
“And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 1:11: cut, down, bear
“That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 1:11: people, cut, down
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