16 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.

Other Translations of Zephaniah 1:16

New International Version

16 a day of trumpet and battle cry against the fortified cities and against the corner towers.

English Standard Version

16 a day of trumpet blast and battle cry against the fortified cities and against the lofty battlements.

The Message

16 a day of bloodcurdling war cries, as forts are assaulted, as defenses are smashed.

New King James Version

16 A day of trumpet and alarm Against the fortified cities And against the high towers.

New Living Translation

16 a day of trumpet calls and battle cries. Down go the walled cities and the strongest battlements!

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Zephaniah 1:16

Commentary on Zephaniah 1:14-18

(Read Zephaniah 1:14-18)

This warning of approaching destruction, is enough to make the sinners in Zion tremble; it refers to the great day of the Lord, the day in which he will show himself by taking vengeance on them. This day of the Lord is very near; it is a day of God's wrath, wrath to the utmost. It will be a day of trouble and distress to sinners. Let them not be laid asleep by the patience of God. What is a man profited if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? And what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Let us flee from the wrath to come, and choose the good part that shall never be taken from us; then we shall be prepared for every event; nothing shall separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.