Zephaniah 1:18

New International Reader's Version

Their silver and gold won’t save them on the day the Lord pours out his anger. The whole earth will be burned up when his jealous anger blazes out. Everyone who lives on earth will come to a sudden end.”

Cross References

Genesis 6:7

So the Lord said, “I created human beings, but I will wipe them out. I will also destroy the animals, the birds in the sky, and the creatures that move along the ground. I am very sad that I have made human beings.”

1 Kings 14:22

The people of Judah did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. The sins they had committed made the Lord angry. The Lord was angry because they refused to worship only him. They did more to make him angry than their people who lived before them had done.

Job 21:30

They’ll tell you that sinful people are spared from the day of trouble. They’ll say that those people are saved from the day when God will judge.

Job 3:15

I’d be with princes who used to have gold. They had filled their houses with silver.

Psalm 78:58

They made God angry by going to their high places. They made him jealous by worshiping the statues of their gods.

Psalm 79:5

Lord, how long will you be angry with us? Will it be forever? How long will your jealousy burn like fire?

Proverbs 11:4

Wealth isn’t worth anything when God judges you. But doing what is right saves you from death.

Proverbs 18:11

The wealth of rich people is like a city that makes them feel safe. They think of it as a city with walls that can’t be climbed.

Isaiah 1:24

The Lord is the Mighty One of Israel. The Lord who rules over all announces, “Israel, you have become my enemies. I will act against you in my anger. I will pay you back for what you have done.

Isaiah 10:17

The Lord is the Light of Israel. He will become a fire. Israel’s Holy One will become a flame. In a single day he will burn up all Assyria’s bushes. He will destroy all their thorns.

Isaiah 10:3

What will you do on the day when the Lord punishes you? On that day trouble will come from far away. Who will you run to for help? Who will you trust your riches with?

Jeremiah 7:20

So the Lord and King says, “I will pour out my burning anger on this place. It will strike people and animals alike. It will destroy the trees in the fields and the crops in your land. It will burn, and no one will be able to put it out.”

Jeremiah 7:34

I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness. The voices of brides and grooms will not be heard anymore. There will be no sounds of joy in the towns of Judah. And there will be no joy in the streets of Jerusalem. The land will become a desert.

Jeremiah 9:11

The Lord says, “I will knock down all of Jerusalem’s buildings. I will make it a home for wild dogs. The towns of Judah will be completely destroyed. No one will be able to live in them.”

Ezekiel 16:38

I will hand down my sentence against you. You will be punished like women who commit adultery and sacrifice their children to other gods. I am so angry with you. So I will sentence you to death for everything you have done.

Ezekiel 23:25

I will pour out my jealous anger on you. And the army’s anger will burn against you. They will cut off your noses and ears. Some of you who are left will be killed by swords. They will take away your sons and daughters. Others of you who are left will be burned up.

Ezekiel 7:11

Your mean and harmful acts have become like a rod. I will use it to punish those who do evil. None of them will be left. None of their wealth or anything of value will remain.

Ezekiel 7:19

“ ‘They will throw their silver into the streets. They will treat their gold like an “unclean” thing. Their silver and gold won’t be able to save them on the day I pour out my anger. It will not be able to satisfy their hunger. Their stomachs can’t be filled with it. Their silver and gold have tripped them up. It has made them fall into sin.

Ezekiel 7:5

“I am the Lord and King. I say, ‘Horrible trouble is coming! No one has ever heard of anything like it. It is here!

Zephaniah 1:11

Cry out, you who live in the market places. All your merchants will be wiped out. Those who trade in silver will be destroyed.

Zephaniah 1:15

At that time I will pour out my anger. There will be great suffering and pain. It will be a day of horrible trouble. It will be a time of darkness and gloom. It will be filled with the blackest clouds.

Zephaniah 2:2

Come together before the Lord’s judgment arrives. The day of the Lord’s judgment will sweep in like straw blown by the wind. Soon the Lord’s great anger will come against you. The day of his wrath will come against you.

Zephaniah 3:8

So wait for me to come as judge,” announces the Lord. “Wait for the day I will stand up to witness against all sinners. I have decided to gather the nations. I will bring the kingdoms together. And I will pour out all my burning anger on them. The fire of my jealous anger will burn the whole world up.

Matthew 16:26

What good is it if someone gains the whole world but loses their soul? Or what can anyone trade for their soul?

1 Corinthians 10:22

Are we trying to make the Lord jealous? Are we stronger than he is?

Deuteronomy 31:17

In that day I will become angry with them. I will desert them. I will turn my face away from them. And they will be destroyed. Many horrible troubles and hard times will come on them. On that day they will say, ‘Trouble has come on us. Our God isn’t with us!’