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Zephaniah 1:14–16
14 qThe 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.
15 vThat 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,
16 A day of athe trumpet and aalarm
Against the fenced cities, and against the high btowers.
| q | See Joel 2:11. |
| r | See ver. 7. So Ezek. 7:7, 12. Comp. Ezek. 12:22. |
| s | Comp. Isai. 33:7. |
| t | Is. 42:13 (Heb.). |
| u | |
| v | ver. 18. |
| w | Job 15:24 (Heb.). |
| w | Job 15:24 (Heb.). |
| x | |
| x | |
| y | Joel 2:2. So Amos 5:18. Matt. 24:29. |
| y | Joel 2:2. So Amos 5:18. Matt. 24:29. |
| z | |
| a | |
| a | |
| b | See ch. 3:6. |
Zephaniah 1:14–16 — The New International Version (NIV)
14 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.
15 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—
16 a day of trumpet and battle cry
against the fortified cities
and against the corner towers.
Zephaniah 1:14–16 — English Standard Version (ESV)
14 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.
15 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,
16 a day of trumpet blast and battle cry
against the fortified cities
and against the lofty battlements.
Zephaniah 1:14–16 — New Living Translation (NLT)
14 “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.
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,
16 a day of trumpet calls and battle cries.
Down go the walled cities
and the strongest battlements!
Zephaniah 1:14–16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
14 The great day of the Lord is near;
It is near and hastens quickly.
The noise of the day of the Lord is bitter;
There the mighty men shall cry out.
15 That day is a day of wrath,
A day of trouble and distress,
A day of devastation and desolation,
A day of darkness and gloominess,
A day of clouds and thick darkness,
16 A day of trumpet and alarm
Against the fortified cities
And against the high towers.
Zephaniah 1:14–16 — New Century Version (NCV)
14 “The Lord’s day of judging is coming soon;
it is near and coming fast.
The cry will be very sad on the day of the Lord;
even soldiers will cry.
15 That day will be a day of anger,
a day of terror and trouble,
a day of destruction and ruin,
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and blackness,
16 a day of alarms and battle cries.
‘Attack the strong, walled cities!
Attack the corner towers!’
Zephaniah 1:14–16 — American Standard Version (ASV)
14 The great day of Jehovah is near, it is near and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of Jehovah; the mighty man crieth there bitterly. 15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, 16 a day of the trumpet and alarm, against the fortified cities, and against the high battlements.
Zephaniah 1:14–16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
14 The great day of Jehovah is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly. The voice of the day of Jehovah: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. 15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of ruin and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and gross darkness, 16 a day of the trumpet and alarm, against the fenced cities and against the high battlements.
Zephaniah 1:14–16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
14 The frightening day of the Lord is near.
It is near and coming very quickly.
Listen! Warriors will cry out bitterly on the day of the Lord.
15 That day will be a day of overflowing fury,
a day of trouble and distress,
a day of devastation and desolation,
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and overcast skies,
16 a day of rams’ horns and battle cries
against the fortified cities
and against the high corner towers.
Zephaniah 1:14–16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
14 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.
15 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 blackness,
16 a day of trumpet blast and battle cry
against the fortified cities,
and against the high corner towers.
Zephaniah 1:14–16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
14 The great day of the Lord is near,
near and hastening fast;
the sound of the day of the Lord is bitter,
the warrior cries aloud there.
15 That day will be a day of wrath,
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,
16 a day of trumpet blast and battle cry
against the fortified cities
and against the lofty battlements.
Zephaniah 1:14–16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
14 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!
15 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,
16 a day of trumpet and trumpet blast
against the fortified cities
and against the high corner towers.
Zephaniah 1:14–16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
14 “The great day of the Lord is near.
In fact, it is coming quickly.
Listen! The cries on that day will be bitter.
Even soldiers will cry out in fear.
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.
16 Trumpet blasts and battle cries will be heard.
Soldiers will attack cities
that have forts and corner towers.
Zephaniah 1:14–16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
14 Near is the great day of the Lord,
Near and coming very quickly;
Listen, the day of the Lord!
In it the warrior cries out bitterly.
15 A day of wrath is that day,
A day of trouble and distress,
A day of destruction and desolation,
A day of darkness and gloom,
A day of clouds and thick darkness,
16 A day of trumpet and battle cry
Against the fortified cities
And the high corner towers.
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