Zephaniah 1:18

New Living Translation

Your silver and gold will not save you on that day of the Lord’s anger. For the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy. He will make a terrifying end of all the people on earth.

Cross References

Genesis 6:7

And the Lord said, “I will wipe this human race I have created from the face of the earth. Yes, and I will destroy every living thing—all the people, the large animals, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and even the birds of the sky. I am sorry I ever made them.”

1 Kings 14:22

During Rehoboam’s reign, the people of Judah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, provoking his anger with their sin, for it was even worse than that of their ancestors.

Job 21:30

Evil people are spared in times of calamity and are allowed to escape disaster.

Job 3:15

I would rest with princes, rich in gold, whose palaces were filled with silver.

Psalm 78:58

They angered God by building shrines to other gods; they made him jealous with their idols.

Psalm 79:5

O Lord, how long will you be angry with us? Forever? How long will your jealousy burn like fire?

Proverbs 11:4

Riches won’t help on the day of judgment, but right living can save you from death.

Proverbs 18:11

The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense; they imagine it to be a high wall of safety.

Isaiah 1:24

Therefore, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the Mighty One of Israel, says, “I will take revenge on my enemies and pay back my foes!

Isaiah 10:17

The Lord, the Light of Israel, will be a fire; the Holy One will be a flame. He will devour the thorns and briers with fire, burning up the enemy in a single night.

Isaiah 10:3

What will you do when I punish you, when I send disaster upon you from a distant land? To whom will you turn for help? Where will your treasures be safe?

Jeremiah 7:20

So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “I will pour out my terrible fury on this place. Its people, animals, trees, and crops will be consumed by the unquenchable fire of my anger.”

Jeremiah 7:34

I will put an end to the happy singing and laughter in the streets of Jerusalem. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard in the towns of Judah. The land will lie in complete desolation.

Jeremiah 9:11

“I will make Jerusalem into a heap of ruins,” says the Lord. “It will be a place haunted by jackals. The towns of Judah will be ghost towns, with no one living in them.”

Ezekiel 16:38

I will punish you for your murder and adultery. I will cover you with blood in my jealous fury.

Ezekiel 23:25

I will turn my jealous anger against you, and they will deal harshly with you. They will cut off your nose and ears, and any survivors will then be slaughtered by the sword. Your children will be taken away as captives, and everything that is left will be burned.

Ezekiel 7:11

Their violence has grown into a rod that will beat them for their wickedness. None of these proud and wicked people will survive. All their wealth and prestige will be swept away.

Ezekiel 7:19

“They will throw their money in the streets, tossing it out like worthless trash. Their silver and gold won’t save them on that day of the Lord’s anger. It will neither satisfy nor feed them, for their greed can only trip them up.

Ezekiel 7:5

“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Disaster after disaster is coming your way!

Zephaniah 1:11

Wail in sorrow, all you who live in the market area, for all the merchants and traders will be destroyed.

Zephaniah 1:15

It will be a day when the Lord’s anger is poured out— a day of terrible distress and anguish, a day of ruin and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,

Zephaniah 2:2

Gather before judgment begins, before your time to repent is blown away like chaff. Act now, before the fierce fury of the Lord falls and the terrible day of the Lord’s anger begins.

Zephaniah 3:8

Therefore, be patient,” says the Lord. “Soon I will stand and accuse these evil nations. For I have decided to gather the kingdoms of the earth and pour out my fiercest anger and fury on them. All the earth will be devoured by the fire of my jealousy.

Matthew 16:26

And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?

1 Corinthians 10:22

What? Do we dare to rouse the Lord’s jealousy? Do you think we are stronger than he is?

Deuteronomy 31:17

Then my anger will blaze forth against them. I will abandon them, hiding my face from them, and they will be devoured. Terrible trouble will come down on them, and on that day they will say, ‘These disasters have come down on us because God is no longer among us!’