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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh The name of a street in Jerusalem, as Aben Ezra; perhaps it lay low in the hollow of the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh - Literally, “Mortar” , “in which,” Jerome says, “corn is pounded; a hollow vessel, and…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Maktesh - Calmet says this signifies a mortar, or a rock in form of a mortar, and was the name of a quarter of Jerusalem…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Zephaniah 1:7-13
Notice is here given to Judah and Jerusalem that God is coming forth against them, and will be with them shortly; his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
ye inhabitants of Maktesh The term Makteshis rendered "hollow-place," Jdg 15:19, and mortar, Pro 27:22. Some depression…
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