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 an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.
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Gill's Exposition
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, &c.] In the day of the Lord's sacrifice, when he shall punish the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem by the Chaldeans; which, as well as what…
Barnes' Notes
A cry from the fish-gate - “The fish-gate” was probably in the north of the wall of “the second city.” For in Nehemiah’s rebuilding, the restoration began at the sheep-gate Neh 3:1 (so called…
Adam Clarke
A cry from the fish-gate - This gate, which is mentioned Neh 3:3, was opposite to Joppa; and perhaps the way in which the news came of the irruption of the Chaldean army, the great crashing from the…
Notice is here given to Judah and Jerusalem that God is coming forth against them, and will be with them shortly; his presence, as a just avenger, his day, the day of his judgment and his wrath, are…
Cambridge Bible
the fish gate The gate may have received its name from its vicinity to the fishmarket. From Neh 3:1-3 it appears that the fishgate lay to the west of the tower of Hananeel; and in Neh 12:39 the…
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