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Zephaniah 1:15

Judgment

13 Their 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.

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.

That 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,

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

17 I 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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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
That 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,
KJV
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,
WEB
That day is 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,
ASV
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,
DARBY
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,
BLB
A day of wrath [is] that day, a day of adversity and distress, a day of devastation and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of cloud and thick darkness,
ÅB
En vredes dag er den dag, en dag med nød og trengsel, en dag med omstyrtelse og ødeleggelse, en dag med mørke og mulm, en dag med skyer og skodde,
OTB
Den dagen vil være en vredens dag,
en dag med trengsel og angst,
en dag med ødeleggelse og øde,
en dag med mørke og dysterhet,
en dag med skyer og tett mørke,
B1930
En vredes dag er den dag, en dag med nød og trengsel, en dag med omstyrtelse og ødeleggelse, en dag med mørke og mulm, en dag med skyer og skodde,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Joel 2:2

    a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.

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  • Isaiah 22:5

    For the Lord GOD of Hosts has set a day of tumult and trampling and confusion in the Valley of Vision— of breaking down the walls and crying to the mountains.

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  • Revelation 6:17

    For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”

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  • Jeremiah 30:7

    How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.

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  • Amos 5:18–20

    Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light.

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  • 2 Peter 3:7

    And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

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  • Luke 21:22–23

    For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written.

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  • Romans 2:5

    But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

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