Zephaniah 3:8

New Century Version

Just wait,” says the Lord. “Someday I will stand up as a witness. I have decided that I will gather nations and assemble kingdoms. I will pour out my anger on them, all my strong anger. My anger will be like fire that will burn up the whole world.

Cross References

Joel 3:2

I will gather all the nations together and bring them down into the Valley Where the Lord Judges. There I will judge them, because those nations scattered my own people Israel and forced them to live in other nations. They divided up my land

Zephaniah 1:18

On the day that God will show his anger, neither their silver nor gold will save them. The Lord’s anger will be like a fire that will burn up the whole world; suddenly he will bring an end, yes, an end to everyone on earth.”

Micah 7:7

Israel says, “I will look to the Lord for help. I will wait for God to save me; my God will hear me.

Psalm 27:14

Wait for the Lord’s help. Be strong and brave, and wait for the Lord’s help.

2 Peter 3:10

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The skies will disappear with a loud noise. Everything in them will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be exposed.

Revelation 16:14

These evil spirits are the spirits of demons, which have power to do miracles. They go out to the kings of the whole world to gather them together for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.

Matthew 25:32

All the nations of the world will be gathered before him, and he will separate them into two groups as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

Habakkuk 2:3

It is not yet time for the message to come true, but that time is coming soon; the message will come true. It may seem like a long time, but be patient and wait for it, because it will surely come; it will not be delayed.

Hosea 12:6

You must return to your God; love him, do what is just, and always trust in him as your God.

Isaiah 30:18

The Lord wants to show his mercy to you. He wants to rise and comfort you. The Lord is a fair God, and everyone who waits for his help will be happy.

Song of Solomon 8:6

Put me like a seal on your heart, like a seal on your arm. Love is as strong as death; jealousy is as strong as the grave. Love bursts into flames and burns like a hot fire.

Proverbs 20:22

Don’t say, “I’ll pay you back for the wrong you did.” Wait for the Lord, and he will make things right.

Psalm 123:2

Slaves depend on their masters, and a female servant depends on her mistress. In the same way, we depend on the Lord our God; we wait for him to show us mercy.

Psalm 62:5

I find rest in God; only he gives me hope.

Psalm 62:1

I find rest in God; only he can save me.

Psalm 37:34

Wait for the Lord’s help and follow him. He will honor you and give you the land, and you will see the wicked sent away.

Psalm 37:7

Wait and trust the Lord. Don’t be upset when others get rich or when someone else’s plans succeed.

Psalm 12:5

But the Lord says, “I will now rise up, because the poor are being hurt. Because of the moans of the helpless, I will give them the help they want.”

Revelation 16:1

Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven bowls of God’s anger on the earth.”

Psalm 79:5

Lord, how long will this last? Will you be angry forever? How long will your jealousy burn like a fire?

Psalm 79:6

Be angry with the nations that do not know you and with the kingdoms that do not honor you.

Isaiah 14:26

“This is what I plan to do for all the earth. And this is the hand that I have raised over all nations.”

Jeremiah 10:25

Pour out your anger on other nations that do not know you and do not pray to you. Those nations have destroyed the people of Jacob. They have eaten them up completely and destroyed their homeland.

Haggai 2:22

I will destroy the foreign kingdoms and take away the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will destroy the chariots and their riders. The horses will fall with their riders, as people kill each other with swords.’

Isaiah 34:2

The Lord is angry with all the nations; he is angry with their armies. He will destroy them and kill them all.

Isaiah 63:6

While I was angry, I walked on the nations. In my anger I punished them and poured their blood on the ground.”