Zephaniah 1:14

New International Reader's Version

The great day of the Lord is near. In fact, it is coming quickly. The cries on that day are bitter. The Mighty Warrior shouts his battle cry.

Cross References

Isaiah 15:4

The people of Heshbon and Elealeh cry out. Their voices are heard all the way to Jahaz. So the fighting men of Moab cry out. Their hearts are weak.

Isaiah 33:7

Look! Judah’s brave men cry out loud in the streets. The messengers who were sent to bring peace weep bitter tears.

Isaiah 66:6

Hear the loud sounds coming from the city! Listen to the noise coming from the temple! I am the one causing it. I am paying back my enemies for everything they have done.

Isaiah 8:22

Then they will look at the earth. They’ll see nothing but suffering and darkness. They’ll see terrible sadness. They’ll be driven into total darkness.

Jeremiah 25:36

Listen to the cries of the shepherds. Hear the weeping of the leaders of the flock. The Lord is destroying their grasslands.

Jeremiah 30:7

How awful that day will be! No other day will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for the people of Jacob. But they will be saved out of it.

Jeremiah 46:5

What do I see? The Egyptians are terrified. They are pulling back. Their soldiers are losing. They run away as fast as they can. They do not look back. There is terror on every side,” announces the Lord.

Jeremiah 48:41

Kerioth will be captured. Its forts will be taken. At that time the hearts of Moab’s soldiers will tremble in fear. They will be like the heart of a woman having a baby.

Ezekiel 12:23

Tell them, ‘The Lord and King says, “I am going to put an end to this proverb. They will not use that saying in Israel anymore.” ’ Tell them, ‘The days are coming soon when every vision will come true.

Ezekiel 30:3

The day is near. The day of the Lord is coming. It will be a cloudy day. The nations have been sentenced to die.

Ezekiel 7:12

“ ‘The time has come! The day has arrived! I will soon pour out my great anger on the whole crowd of you. Do not let the buyer be happy. Do not let the seller be sad.

Ezekiel 7:16

All those who escape and are left alive will run to the mountains. They will sound like doves of the valley when they cry over their sins.

Joel 1:15

The day of the Lord is near. How sad it will be on that day! The Mighty One is coming to destroy you.

Joel 2:1

Priests, blow the trumpets in Zion. Give a warning on my holy mountain. Let everyone who lives in the land tremble with fear. The day of the Lord is coming. It is very near.

Joel 2:11

The Lord thunders with his mighty voice as he leads his army. He has so many forces they can’t even be counted. The army that obeys his commands is mighty. The day of the Lord is great and terrifying. Who can live through it?

Joel 2:31

The sun will become dark. The moon will turn red like blood. It will happen before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.

Joel 3:14

Huge numbers of soldiers are gathered in the valley where the Lord will hand down his sentence. The day of the Lord is near in that valley.

Joel 3:16

The Lord will roar like a lion from Jerusalem. His voice will sound like thunder from Zion. The earth and the heavens will tremble. But the Lord will keep the people of Israel safe. He will be a place of safety for them.

Amos 8:2

“What do you see, Amos?” he asked. “A basket of ripe fruit,” I replied. Then the Lord said to me, “The time is ripe for my people Israel. I will no longer spare them.

Zephaniah 1:10

“At that time people at the Fish Gate in Jerusalem will cry out,” announces the Lord. “So will those at the New Quarter. The buildings on the hills will come crashing down with a loud noise.

Zephaniah 1:7

Be silent in front of him. He is the Lord and King. The day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice. He has set apart for himself the people he has invited.

Malachi 4:5

“I will send the prophet Elijah to you. He will come before the day of the Lord arrives. It will be a great and terrifying day.

Acts 2:20

The sun will become dark. The moon will turn red like blood. This will happen before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.

Philippians 4:5

Let everyone know how gentle you are. The Lord is coming soon.

1 Thessalonians 4:16

The Lord himself will come down from heaven. We will hear a loud command. We will hear the voice of the leader of the angels. We will hear a blast from God’s trumpet. Many who believe in Christ will have died already. They will rise first.

Hebrews 12:26

At that time his voice shook the earth. But now he has promised, “Once more I will shake the earth. I will also shake the heavens.” (Haggai 2:6)

James 5:9

Brothers and sisters, don’t find fault with one another. If you do, you will be judged. And the Judge is standing at the door!

2 Peter 2:3

These teachers are never satisfied. They want to get something out of you. So they make up stories to take advantage of you. They have been under a sentence of death for a long time. The God who will destroy them has not been sleeping.