Zephaniah 1:14 “The great Day of the LORD is near— near and coming quickly. Listen, th…”

Zephaniah 1:14

The great Day of the LORD is near— near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.

World English Bible

The great day of the LORD is near. It is near and hurries greatly, the voice of the day of the LORD. The mighty man cries there bitterly.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

The great day of the Lord is neere: it is neere, and hasteth greatly, euen the voyce of the day of the Lord: the strong man shall cry there bitterly.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

Near [is] the great day of Jehovah, Near, and hasting exceedingly, The noise of the day of Jehovah, Bitterly shriek there doth a mighty one.

Bible in Basic English

The great day of the Lord is near, it is near and coming very quickly; the bitter day of the Lord is near, coming on more quickly than a man of war.

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Cross references

“great”

Ezekiel 30:3 Malachi 4:5 Zephaniah 1:7 Joel 2:11 Acts 2:20 Joel 2:31

Ezekiel 30:3 · BSB

For the day is near, the Day of the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.

Malachi 4:5 · BSB

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.

Zephaniah 1:7 · BSB

Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.

Joel 2:11 · BSB

The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?

Acts 2:20 · BSB

The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.

Joel 2:31 · BSB

The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.

“it is”

Ezekiel 7:12 James 5:9 2 Peter 2:3 Amos 8:2 Ezekiel 12:23 Philippians 4:5

Ezekiel 7:12 · BSB

The time has come; the day has arrived. Let the buyer not rejoice and the seller not mourn, for wrath is upon the whole multitude.

James 5:9 · BSB

Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!

2 Peter 2:3 · BSB

In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.

Amos 8:2 · BSB

“Amos, what do you see?” He asked. “A basket of summer fruit,” I replied. So the LORD said to me, “The end has come for My people Israel; I will no longer spare them.”

Ezekiel 12:23 · BSB

Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will put an end to this proverb, and in Israel they will no longer recite it.’ But say to them: ‘The days are at hand when every vision will be fulfilled.

Philippians 4:5 · BSB

Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near.

“even”

1 Thessalonians 4:16 Zephaniah 1:10 Isaiah 66:6 Jeremiah 25:36 Joel 3:16 Hebrews 12:26

1 Thessalonians 4:16 · BSB

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.

Zephaniah 1:10 · BSB

On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.

Isaiah 66:6 · BSB

Hear the uproar from the city; listen to the voice from the temple! It is the voice of the LORD, repaying His enemies what they deserve!

Jeremiah 25:36 · BSB

Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture.

Joel 3:16 · BSB

The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.

Hebrews 12:26 · BSB

At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”

“the mighty”

Isaiah 15:4 Isaiah 33:7 Jeremiah 48:41 Revelation 6:15–17

Isaiah 15:4 · BSB

Heshbon and Elealeh cry out; their voices are heard as far as Jahaz. Therefore the soldiers of Moab cry out; their souls tremble within.

Isaiah 33:7 · BSB

Behold, their valiant ones cry aloud in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly.

Jeremiah 48:41 · BSB

Kirioth has been taken, and the strongholds seized. In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

Revelation 6:15–17 · BSB

Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

Also

Joel 1:15

Joel 1:15 · BSB

Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine.

15That day will be 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,

Read Zephaniah 1