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Zephaniah 1:14–16

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14qThe great day of the Lord ris near,

It is near, and hasteth greatly,

Even the voice of the day of the Lord:

sThe mighty man shall tcry uthere bitterly.

15vThat day is a day of wrath,

A day of wtrouble and wdistress,

A day of xwasteness and xdesolation,

yA day of darkness and gloominess,

yzA day of clouds and thick darkness,

16A day of athe trumpet and aalarm

Against the fenced cities, and against the high btowers.

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Footnotes

  1. qSee Joel 2:11.
  2. rSee ver. 7. So Ezek. 7:7, 12. Comp. Ezek. 12:22.
  3. sComp. Isai. 33:7.
  4. tIs. 42:13 (Heb.).
  5. uHab. 3:4. See Ps. 14:5.
  6. vver. 18.
  7. wJob 15:24 (Heb.).
  8. wJob 15:24 (Heb.).
  9. xJob 30:3, (14). & 38:27 in the Heb.
  10. xJob 30:3, (14). & 38:27 in the Heb.
  11. yJoel 2:2. So Amos 5:18. Matt. 24:29.
  12. yJoel 2:2. So Amos 5:18. Matt. 24:29.
  13. bSee ch. 3:6.

Cross references

  1. zEzek. 34:12.
  2. aJer. 4:19.
  3. aJer. 4:19.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The great day of the Lord is near,

near and hastening fast;

the sound of the day of the Lord is bitter;

the mighty man cries aloud there.

A day of wrath is that day,

a day of distress and anguish,

a day of ruin and devastation,

a day of darkness and gloom,

a day of clouds and thick darkness,

a day of trumpet blast and battle cry

against the fortified cities

and against the lofty battlements.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The great day of the Lord is near—

near and coming quickly.

The cry on the day of the Lord is bitter;

the Mighty Warrior shouts his battle cry.

That day will be a day of wrath—

a day of distress and anguish,

a day of trouble and ruin,

a day of darkness and gloom,

a day of clouds and blackness—

a day of trumpet and battle cry

against the fortified cities

and against the corner towers.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The great day of the Lord is near,

near and rapidly approaching.

Listen, the day of the Lord—

then the warrior’s cry is bitter.

That day is a day of wrath,

a day of trouble and distress,

a day of destruction and desolation,

a day of darkness and gloom,

a day of clouds and total darkness,

a day of trumpet and battle cry

against the fortified cities,

and against the high corner towers.

NLTNew Living Translation

“That terrible day of the Lord is near.

Swiftly it comes—

a day of bitter tears,

a day when even strong men will cry out.

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,

a day of trumpet calls and battle cries.

Down go the walled cities

and the strongest battlements!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The great day of Yahweh draws near;

it is near and coming very swiftly.

The sound of the day of Yahweh is bitterness;

there, a warrior cries out!

That day will be a day of wrath,

a day of trouble and distress,

a day of disaster and ruination,

a day of darkness and deep gloom,

a day of clouds and thick clouds,

a day of trumpet and trumpet blast

against the fortified cities

and against the high corner towers.