Zephaniah 1:16 “a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and a…”

Zephaniah 1:16

a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.

World English Bible

a day of the trumpet and alarm against the fortified cities and against the high battlements.

American Standard Version

a day of the trumpet and alarm, against the fortified cities, and against the high battlements.

Geneva Bible 1599

A day of the trumpet and alarme against the strong cities, and against the hie towres.

Darby Translation

a day of the trumpet and alarm, against the fenced cities and against the high battlements.

Young's Literal Translation

A day of trumpet and shouting against the fenced cities, And against the high corners.

Bible in Basic English

A day of sounding the horn and the war-cry against the walled towns and the high towers.

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Cross references

“day”

Hosea 8:1 Amos 3:6 Isaiah 59:10 Hosea 5:8 Jeremiah 6:1 Jeremiah 8:16

Hosea 8:1 · BSB

Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.

Amos 3:6 · BSB

If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?

Isaiah 59:10 · BSB

Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead.

Hosea 5:8 · BSB

Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the battle cry in Beth-aven: Lead on, O Benjamin!

Jeremiah 6:1 · BSB

“Run for cover, O sons of Benjamin; flee from Jerusalem! Sound the ram’s horn in Tekoa; send up a signal over Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms from the north, even great destruction.

Jeremiah 8:16 · BSB

The snorting of enemy horses is heard from Dan. At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds, the whole land quakes. They come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all who dwell in it.

“and against”

Isaiah 2:12–15 Isaiah 32:14 Psalm 48:12 Psalm 48:13

Isaiah 2:12–15 · BSB

For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted— it will be humbled—

Isaiah 32:14 · BSB

For the palace will be forsaken, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever— the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks—

Psalm 48:12 · BSB

March around Zion, encircle her, count her towers,

Psalm 48:13 · BSB

consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.

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

In context

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,

17I will bring such distress on mankind that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.

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