1. Zephaniah 1:10 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What might this loud crash from the hills be?

Zephaniah 1:10 (ESV)

10 “On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will be heard from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second Quarter, a loud crash from the hills.

We cannot be sure what would produce this loud crash. It could be describing the sound of houses and business places, and even the temple of Jerusalem, falling at the devastation caused by the enemy.1 It could otherwise be the breaking down of the idols in the high places around Jerusalem.2