Zephaniah 1:14

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The great day of the Lord is near, near and rapidly approaching. The sound of the day of the Lord is bitter; there, even the mighty warrior cries out.

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  • Zeph 1:7 : 7 Be silent in the presence of the Lord God, for the day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice; He has set apart His invited guests.
  • Joel 2:11 : 11 The LORD thunders before his army; his forces are very great. Mighty is the one who executes his word. The day of the LORD is great and very dreadful—who can endure it?
  • Ezek 7:12 : 12 The time has come, the day has arrived. Let not the buyer rejoice nor the seller mourn, for wrath is upon the whole crowd.
  • Jer 30:7 : 7 Alas! That day is great, so that there is none like it. It is a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be saved from it.
  • Isa 33:7 : 7 Look, their valiant ones cry out in the streets; the messengers of peace weep bitterly.
  • Ezek 30:3 : 3 For the day is near, the day of the Lord is near. A day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.
  • Joel 1:15 : 15 Alas for the day! For the day of the Lord is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
  • Joel 2:1 : 1 Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming—it is near.
  • Joel 2:31 : 31 The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes.
  • Joel 3:16 : 16 The LORD will roar from Zion and shout from Jerusalem; the heavens and the earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for his people and a stronghold for the children of Israel.
  • Amos 8:2 : 2 And He said, 'What do you see, Amos?' And I said, 'A basket of summer fruit.' Then the Lord said to me, 'The end has come upon My people Israel; I will no longer overlook their sins.'
  • Isa 66:6 : 6 A sound of uproar from the city! A sound from the temple! The sound of the Lord repaying His enemies what they deserve.
  • Jer 25:36 : 36 Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture.
  • Isa 15:4 : 4 Heshbon and Elealeh cry out; their voices are heard as far as Jahaz. Therefore, the armed men of Moab cry out, and their souls are filled with dread.
  • Isa 22:4-5 : 4 Therefore I said, 'Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly. Do not try to comfort me concerning the destruction of my people.' 5 For the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, has ordained a day of panic, trampling, and confusion in the Valley of Vision, breaking down walls and crying out to the mountains.
  • Jer 48:41 : 41 The cities are captured, and the strongholds are seized. On that day, the heart of Moab's warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
  • Ezek 7:6-7 : 6 The end has come! The end has come; it has awakened against you. Look! It is here. 7 Doom has come upon you, you who live in the land. The time has come; the day is near. There is panic instead of joy on the mountains.
  • Ezek 12:23 : 23 Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: I will put an end to this proverb, and it will not be quoted in Israel anymore.’ But say to them, ‘The days are near when all visions will be fulfilled.’
  • Zeph 1:10 : 10 On that day—this is the Lord’s declaration—there will be an outcry from the Fish Gate, wailing from the Second District, and a loud crash from the hills.
  • Acts 2:20 : 20 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
  • Phil 4:5 : 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
  • 1 Thess 4:16 : 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
  • Heb 12:26 : 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens."
  • Jas 5:9 : 9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door.
  • 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 In their greed, they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
  • Rev 6:15-17 : 15 The kings of the earth, the nobles, the wealthy, the military commanders, the mighty, and everyone—slave and free—hid themselves in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16 And they said to the mountains and the rocks, 'Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!' 17 For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Zeph 1:15-18
    4 verses
    88%

    15That day is a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of devastation and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness.

    16It is a day of trumpet blast and battle cry against the fortified cities and against the high towers.

    17I will bring distress on mankind, and 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.

    18Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to rescue them on the day of the Lord's wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy, for He will bring a sudden and complete destruction on all the inhabitants of the earth.

  • Joel 1:14-16
    3 verses
    86%

    14Declare a holy fast; proclaim a solemn assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord.

    15Alas for the day! For the day of the Lord is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

    16Isn’t the food cut off before our eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our God?

  • Isa 13:4-6
    3 verses
    83%

    4Listen! A tumult on the mountains, like that of a great multitude. Listen! An uproar of kingdoms, of nations gathering together. The LORD of Hosts is mustering an army for battle.

    5They come from a distant land, from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole earth.

    6Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty.

  • Joel 2:1-2
    2 verses
    81%

    1Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming—it is near.

    2It is a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness. Like the dawn spreading over the mountains, a great and mighty army comes, unlike any seen before, and none will be seen again for generations to follow.

  • Isa 13:8-9
    2 verses
    80%

    8They will be terrified; pain and anguish will grip them. They will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at each other in dismay, their faces aflame.

    9See, the day of the LORD is coming—a cruel day with wrath and fierce anger—to make the land desolate and to destroy the sinners within it.

  • Ezek 30:2-3
    2 verses
    80%

    2Son of man, prophesy and say: 'This is what the Lord God says: Wail, 'Alas for the day!'

    3For the day is near, the day of the Lord is near. A day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.

  • Joel 3:13-16
    4 verses
    79%

    13Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, tread the grapes, for the winepress is full and the vats overflow—because their wickedness is great.

    14Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

    15The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will withdraw their brightness.

    16The LORD will roar from Zion and shout from Jerusalem; the heavens and the earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for his people and a stronghold for the children of Israel.

  • Amos 5:16-18
    3 verses
    79%

    16Therefore, this is what the Lord, the God of Hosts, the Lord says: There will be wailing in all the open squares, and in all the streets they will say, 'Woe, woe!' They will summon the farmer to mourning and professional mourners to lamentation.

    17In all the vineyards there will be wailing, for I will pass through your midst—this is what the Lord has declared.

    18Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord! Why do you desire it? The day of the Lord will be darkness and not light.

  • Joel 2:10-11
    2 verses
    78%

    10Before them, the earth quakes, the heavens tremble. The sun and moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their brightness.

    11The LORD thunders before his army; his forces are very great. Mighty is the one who executes his word. The day of the LORD is great and very dreadful—who can endure it?

  • Ezek 7:7
    78%

    7Doom has come upon you, you who live in the land. The time has come; the day is near. There is panic instead of joy on the mountains.

  • Zech 14:1
    77%

    1Behold, a day is coming for the Lord, when your plunder will be divided in your midst.

  • Zeph 1:9-10
    2 verses
    77%

    9On that day I will punish everyone who leaps over the threshold, who fills their master’s house with violence and deceit.

    10On that day—this is the Lord’s declaration—there will be an outcry from the Fish Gate, wailing from the Second District, and a loud crash from the hills.

  • Isa 5:30
    76%

    30On that day, they will roar over it like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks at the land, there is only darkness and distress; even the light is darkened by the clouds.

  • Obad 1:15
    76%

    15For the day of the LORD is near for all nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your deeds will return upon your own head.

  • Isa 22:5
    75%

    5For the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, has ordained a day of panic, trampling, and confusion in the Valley of Vision, breaking down walls and crying out to the mountains.

  • Jer 4:8
    75%

    8For this, put on sackcloth, lament and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.

  • Zeph 1:7
    75%

    7Be silent in the presence of the Lord God, for the day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice; He has set apart His invited guests.

  • Amos 5:20
    75%

    20Won’t the day of the Lord be darkness and not light, gloom with no brightness in it?

  • Zeph 2:2
    74%

    2Before the decree takes effect, before the day passes like chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord comes upon you, before the day of the Lord's anger comes upon you.

  • Zech 14:13
    74%

    13On that day, a great panic from the Lord will come upon them. Each will seize the hand of his neighbor, and they will attack one another.

  • Isa 22:12
    74%

    12In that day the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, called you to weeping, wailing, shaving your heads, and wearing sackcloth.

  • Jer 30:7
    74%

    7Alas! That day is great, so that there is none like it. It is a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be saved from it.

  • Joel 2:31
    73%

    31The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes.

  • Ezek 7:12
    73%

    12The time has come, the day has arrived. Let not the buyer rejoice nor the seller mourn, for wrath is upon the whole crowd.

  • Isa 34:8
    73%

    8For it is the day of the Lord's vengeance, the year of recompense for the cause of Zion.

  • Zeph 1:13
    73%

    13Their wealth will become plunder, and their houses a desolation. They will build houses but not live in them, and they will plant vineyards but not drink their wine.

  • 2 Pet 3:10
    72%

    10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.

  • Isa 24:4
    72%

    4The earth mourns and withers; the world fades and withers; the exalted of the earth languish.

  • Isa 30:27
    72%

    27Behold, the name of the LORD comes from afar, burning with anger and dense with smoke; his lips are full of wrath, and his tongue is like a consuming fire.

  • Mic 1:3
    72%

    3For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling place; He will descend and tread on the high places of the earth.

  • Zech 14:6
    72%

    6On that day, there will be no light; the precious lights will diminish and freeze.

  • Jer 25:32
    72%

    32This is what the LORD of Hosts says: 'Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a great storm is being stirred up from the ends of the earth.'