Zephaniah 1:10 (DBY)

Passage

And in that day, saith Jehovah, there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish-gate, and a howling from the second [quarter], and a great crashing from the hills.

Nearby Context

Zephaniah 1:8 And it shall come to pass in the day of Jehovah's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's sons, and all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.

Zephaniah 1:9 And in that day will I punish all those that leap over the threshold, who fill their master's house with violence and deceit.

Zephaniah 1:10 And in that day, saith Jehovah, there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish-gate, and a howling from the second [quarter], and a great crashing from the hills.

Zephaniah 1:11 Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh; for all the people of Canaan are cut down, all they that are laden with silver are cut off.

Zephaniah 1:12 And it shall come to pass at that time, [that] I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good, neither will he do evil.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saith", "jehovah", "shall", "noise", "fish-gate", "howling", "second", and "quarter". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saith" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "And in that day will I punish..." into verse 11's "Howl ye inhabitants of Maktesh for all...", so "saith" and "jehovah" belong inside that flow. In Zephaniah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "saith" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.