Zephaniah 1:7

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Be silent before the Lord GOD, because the Lord’s day for judging the people is coming soon. The Lord has prepared his sacrifice, and he has told his invited guests to get ready.

Cross References

Habakkuk 2:20

But the Lord is in his holy temple, so the whole earth should be silent in his presence and show him respect.

Zechariah 2:13

Everyone, be quiet! The Lord is coming out of his holy house.

Zephaniah 1:14

The Lord’s special day for judging is coming soon! It is near and coming fast. People will hear very sad sounds on the Lord’s special day of judgment. Even strong soldiers will cry.

Jeremiah 46:10

“But on that day, the Lord GOD All-Powerful will win. He will give his enemies the punishment they deserve. His sword will kill until it is finished, until it has satisfied its thirst for blood. Yes, the Lord GOD All-Powerful will kill them as a sacrifice in the land of the north by the Euphrates River.

Isaiah 34:6

The Lord decided there should be a time for killing in Bozrah and in Edom. So the sword of the Lord is covered with blood and fat. The blood is from the “goats.” The fat is from the kidneys of the “rams.”

Isaiah 13:6

The Lord’s special day is near. So cry and be sad for yourselves. A time is coming when the enemy will steal your wealth. God All-Powerful will make that happen.

Matthew 22:4

“Then the king sent some more servants. He said to them, ‘I have already invited the people. So tell them that my feast is ready. I have killed my best bulls and calves to be eaten. Everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.’

Joel 2:31

The sun will be changed into darkness, and the moon will be as red as blood. Then the great and fearful day of the Lord will come!

Isaiah 2:12

The Lord All-Powerful has a special day planned when he will punish the proud and boastful people. They will be brought down.

1 Samuel 16:5

Samuel answered, “Yes, I come in peace. I come to make a sacrifice to the Lord. Prepare yourselves and come to the sacrifice with me.” Samuel prepared Jesse and his sons. Then he invited them to come and share the sacrifice.

Malachi 4:1

“That time of judgment is coming. It will be like a hot furnace. All the proud people will be punished. All the evil people will burn like straw. At that time they will be like a bush burning in the fire, and there will not be a branch or root left.” This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.

Amos 6:10

And when someone dies, a relative will come to get the body so that it can be taken out and burned. Relatives will come to take away the bones. They will call to anyone who might be hiding back in the house, “Are there any other dead bodies in there with you?” That person will answer, “No, ….” But the relative will interrupt and say, “Hush! We must not mention the name of the Lord.”

Joel 2:11

The Lord calls loudly to his army. His camp is very large. The army obeys his commands. His army is very powerful. The Lord’s special day is a great and terrible day. No one can stop it.

Ezekiel 7:10

“That time of punishment has come like a plant sprouting, budding, and flowering. God has given the signal, the enemy is prepared, and their proud king is ready.

Ezekiel 7:7

You people living in Israel, disaster is coming. It is time for punishment. Those are not shouts of joy in the mountains. Those are cries of panic.

Isaiah 6:5

I was frightened and said, “Oh, no! I will be destroyed. I am not pure enough to speak to God, and I live among people who are not pure enough to speak to him. But I have seen the King, the Lord All-Powerful.”

Colossians 1:12

and give thanks to the Father. He has made you able to have what he has promised to give all his holy people, who live in the light.

Philippians 4:5

Let everyone see that you are gentle and kind. The Lord is coming soon.

Romans 9:20

Don’t ask that. You are only human and have no right to question God. A clay jar does not question the one who made it. It does not say, “Why did you make me like this?”

Romans 3:19

What the law says is for those who are under the law. It stops anyone from making excuses. And it brings the whole world under God’s judgment,

Psalm 46:10

God says, “Stop fighting and know that I am God! I am the one who defeats the nations; I am the one who controls the world.”

1 Samuel 20:26

That day Saul said nothing. He thought, “Maybe something happened to David so that he is not clean.”

Job 24:1

“Why doesn’t God All-Powerful set times for judgment? And why can’t his followers know when those times will be?

Isaiah 13:3

“I have separated these men from the people, and I myself will command them. I have gathered these proud, happy soldiers of mine to show how angry I am.

Isaiah 29:2

But I will punish Ariel. The city will be filled with sadness and crying, but it will always be my Ariel.

Isaiah 34:5

The Lord says, “This will happen when my sword in the sky is covered with blood.” Look, the Lord’s sword will cut through Edom. He judged them guilty, and they must die.

Joel 1:15

Be sad because the Lord’s special day is near. At that time punishment will come like an attack from God All-Powerful.

Amos 8:3

Their temple songs will become funeral songs.” This is what the Lord GOD said. “There will be dead bodies everywhere. In silence, people will take out the dead bodies and throw them onto the pile.”

Zechariah 14:1

Look, the Lord has a special day of judgment coming, when the riches you have taken will be divided in your city.