Zephaniah 1:14

Good News Translation

The great day of the Lord is near—very near and coming fast! That day will be bitter, for even the bravest soldiers will cry out in despair!

Cross References

Isaiah 15:4

The people of Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, and their cry can be heard as far away as Jahaz. Even the soldiers tremble; their courage is gone.

Isaiah 33:7

The brave are calling for help. The ambassadors who tried to bring about peace are crying bitterly.

Isaiah 66:6

Listen! That loud noise in the city, that sound in the Temple, is the sound of the Lord punishing his enemies!

Isaiah 8:22

or stare at the ground, but they will see nothing but trouble and darkness, terrifying darkness into which they are being driven.

Jeremiah 25:36

You moan and cry out in distress because the Lord in his anger has destroyed your nation and left your peaceful country in ruins.

Jeremiah 30:7

A terrible day is coming; no other day can compare with it— a time of distress for my people, but they will survive.”

Jeremiah 46:5

“But what do I see?” asks the Lord. “They are turning back in terror. Their soldiers are beaten back; overcome with fear, they run as fast as they can and do not look back.

Jeremiah 48:41

and the towns and fortresses will be captured. On that day Moab's soldiers will be as frightened as a woman in labor.

Ezekiel 12:23

Now tell them what I, the Sovereign Lord, have to say about that. I will put an end to that proverb. It won't be repeated in Israel any more. Tell them instead: The time has come, and the predictions are coming true!

Ezekiel 30:3

The day is near, the day when the Lord will act, A day of clouds and trouble for the nations.

Ezekiel 7:12

The time is coming. The day is near when buying and selling will have no more meaning, because God's punishment will fall on everyone alike.

Ezekiel 7:16

Some will escape to the mountains like doves frightened from the valleys. All of them will moan over their sins.

Joel 1:15

The day of the Lord is near, the day when the Almighty brings destruction. What terror that day will bring!

Joel 2:1

Blow the trumpet; sound the alarm on Zion, God's sacred hill. Tremble, people of Judah! The day of the Lord is coming soon.

Joel 2:11

The Lord thunders commands to his army. The troops that obey him are many and mighty. How terrible is the day of the Lord! Who will survive it?

Joel 2:31

The sun will be darkened, and the moon will turn red as blood before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.

Joel 3:14

Thousands and thousands are in the Valley of Judgment. It is there that the day of the Lord will soon come.

Joel 3:16

The Lord roars from Mount Zion; his voice thunders from Jerusalem; earth and sky tremble. But he will defend his people.

Amos 8:2

The Lord asked, “Amos, what do you see?” “A basket of fruit,” I answered. The Lord said to me, “The end has come for my people Israel. I will not change my mind again about punishing them.

Zephaniah 1:10

“On that day,” says the Lord, “you will hear the sound of crying at the Fish Gate in Jerusalem. You will hear wailing in the newer part of the city and a great crashing sound in the hills.

Zephaniah 1:7

The day is near when the Lord will sit in judgment; so be silent in his presence. The Lord is preparing to sacrifice his people and has invited enemies to plunder Judah.

Malachi 4:5

“But before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes, I will send you the prophet Elijah.

Acts 2:20

the sun will be darkened, and the moon will turn red as blood, before the great and glorious Day of the Lord comes.

Philippians 4:5

Show a gentle attitude toward everyone. The Lord is coming soon.

1 Thessalonians 4:16

There will be the shout of command, the archangel's voice, the sound of God's trumpet, and the Lord himself will come down from heaven. Those who have died believing in Christ will rise to life first;

Hebrews 12:26

His voice shook the earth at that time, but now he has promised, “I will once more shake not only the earth but heaven as well.”

James 5:9

Do not complain against one another, my friends, so that God will not judge you. The Judge is near, ready to appear.

2 Peter 2:3

In their greed these false teachers will make a profit out of telling you made-up stories. For a long time now their Judge has been ready, and their Destroyer has been wide awake!