Zephaniah 3:8

God's Word

The Lord declares, “Just wait! One day I will stand up as a witness. I have decided to gather nations, to bring kingdoms together, and to pour my rage, my burning anger, on them. The whole land will be consumed by my fiery fury.

Cross References

Psalm 12:5

“Because oppressed people are robbed and needy people groan, I will now arise,” says the Lord. “I will provide safety for those who long for it.”

Psalm 123:2

As servants depend on their masters, as a maid depends on her mistress, so we depend on the Lord our God until he has pity on us.

Psalm 27:14

Wait with hope for the Lord. Be strong, and let your heart be courageous. Yes, wait with hope for the Lord.

Psalm 37:34

Wait with hope for the Lord, and follow his path, and he will honor you by giving you the land. When wicked people are cut off, you will see it.

Psalm 37:7

Surrender yourself to the Lord, and wait patiently for him. Do not be preoccupied with ⌞an evildoer⌟ who succeeds in his way when he carries out his schemes.

Psalm 62:1

My soul waits calmly for God alone. My salvation comes from him.

Psalm 62:5

Wait calmly for God alone, my soul, because my hope comes from him.

Psalm 79:5

How long, O Lord? Will you remain angry forever? Will your fury continue to burn like fire?

Psalm 79:6

Pour your fury on the nations that do not know you, on the kingdoms that have not called you.

Proverbs 20:22

Do not say, “I’ll get even with you!” Wait for the Lord, and he will save you.

Song of Solomon 8:6

Wear me as a signet ring on your heart, as a ring on your hand. Love is as overpowering as death. Devotion is as unyielding as the grave. Love’s flames are flames of fire, flames that come from the Lord.

Isaiah 14:26

This is the plan determined for the whole earth. This is how he will use his power against all the nations.

Isaiah 30:18

The Lord is waiting to be kind to you. He rises to have compassion on you. The Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.

Isaiah 34:2

The Lord is angry with all the nations. He is furious with all their armies. He has claimed them for destruction. He has handed them over to be slaughtered.

Isaiah 63:6

In my anger I trampled on people. In my wrath I made them drunk and poured their blood on the ground.”

Jeremiah 10:25

Pour out your fury on the nations who don’t know you and on people who don’t worship you. They have devoured the descendants of Jacob. They have devoured them completely. They have destroyed their homes.

Hosea 12:6

Return to your God. Be loyal and fair, and always wait with hope for your God.

Joel 3:2

I will gather all the nations. I will bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. I will judge them there. They scattered the Israelites, the people who belong to me, among the nations. They divided my land.

Micah 7:7

I will look to the Lord. I will wait for God to save me. I will wait for my God to listen to me.

Habakkuk 2:3

The vision will still happen at the appointed time. It hurries toward its goal. It won’t be a lie. If it’s delayed, wait for it. It will certainly happen. It won’t be late.

Zephaniah 1:18

Their silver and their gold will not be able to rescue them on the day of the Lord’s overflowing fury. The whole earth will be consumed by his fiery anger, because he will put an end, a frightening end, to those who live on earth.

Haggai 2:22

I will overthrow the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the power of nations. I will overthrow chariots and their riders, and the horses will fall along with their riders. They will kill one another with swords.

Matthew 25:32

The people of every nation will be gathered in front of him. He will separate them as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

2 Peter 3:10

The day of the Lord will come like a thief. On that day heaven will pass away with a roaring sound. Everything that makes up the universe will burn and be destroyed. The earth and everything that people have done on it will be exposed.

Revelation 16:1

I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Pour the seven bowls of God’s anger over the earth.”

Revelation 16:14

They are spirits of demons that do miracles. These spirits go to the kings of the whole world and gather them for the war on the frightening day of God Almighty.