Zephaniah 1:15

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That 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.

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  • Joel 2:2 : 2 It 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 22:5 : 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.
  • Amos 5:18-20 : 18 Woe 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. 19 It will be as if a man flees from a lion, only to be met by a bear; or as if he enters his house, rests his hand on the wall, and a snake bites him. 20 Won’t the day of the Lord be darkness and not light, gloom with no brightness in it?
  • Zeph 1:18 : 18 Neither 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.
  • Zeph 2:2 : 2 Before 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.
  • Luke 21:22-23 : 22 For these are days of vengeance, so that all that is written may be fulfilled. 23 Woe to those who are pregnant and nursing in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people.
  • Rom 2:5 : 5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
  • 2 Pet 3:7 : 7 But by the same word, the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and the destruction of ungodly people.
  • Rev 6:17 : 17 For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?
  • 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.
  • 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?
  • Job 3:4-8 : 4 May that day be darkness; may God above not seek it, nor let light shine upon it. 5 Let darkness and deep shadow claim it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let blackness of the day terrify it. 6 As for that night, let thick darkness seize it; let it not be joined to the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months. 7 Behold, let that night be barren; let no joyful voice enter it. 8 Let those who curse the day curse it, those who are skilled to rouse Leviathan.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Zeph 1:14
    88%

    14The 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.

  • Joel 1:15
    86%

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

  • Joel 2:1-2
    2 verses
    84%

    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.

  • Zeph 1:16-18
    3 verses
    82%

    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.

  • Isa 13:9-10
    2 verses
    82%

    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.

    10The stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The sun will be darkened as it rises, and the moon will not shine its light.

  • Amos 5:18
    82%

    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.

  • Isa 5:30
    82%

    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.

  • Amos 5:20
    81%

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

  • Ezek 30:2-3
    2 verses
    79%

    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.

  • Isa 13:6
    79%

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

  • Joel 3:14-15
    2 verses
    78%

    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.

  • Isa 22:5
    78%

    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.

  • Ezek 7:7
    77%

    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.

  • Amos 8:9-10
    2 verses
    77%

    9'On that day,' declares the Lord God, 'I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight.'

    10'I will turn your festivals into mourning and all your songs into lamentation; I will cover everyone's waists with sackcloth and shave every head bald. I will make it like mourning for an only son and its end like a bitter day.'

  • Obad 1:15
    77%

    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.

  • Zech 14:6-7
    2 verses
    76%

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

    7It will be a unique day—known only to the Lord—not day nor night, but at evening time there will be light.

  • Joel 2:31
    76%

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

  • Job 3:4-5
    2 verses
    76%

    4May that day be darkness; may God above not seek it, nor let light shine upon it.

    5Let darkness and deep shadow claim it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let blackness of the day terrify it.

  • Isa 34:8
    76%

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

  • Joel 2:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

    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?

  • Zeph 2:2
    75%

    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.

  • Isa 8:22
    75%

    22Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness.

  • Zech 14:1
    75%

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

  • Rev 6:17
    74%

    17For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?

  • Jer 4:8
    74%

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

  • 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.

  • Isa 22:12
    74%

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

  • 2 Pet 3:10
    74%

    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.

  • Job 21:30
    74%

    30That the wicked are spared in the day of calamity, that they are brought forth in the day of wrath?

  • Isa 30:30
    73%

    30The LORD will cause his majestic voice to be heard and will display the strength of his arm with furious anger and consuming fire, with a cloudburst, storm, and hailstones.

  • Zeph 1:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    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 21:1
    73%

    1This is a prophecy about the wilderness by the sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, it comes from the desert, from a dreadful land.

  • Acts 2:20
    73%

    20The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.

  • Jer 46:10
    73%

    10For that day belongs to the Lord, the Lord of Hosts— a day of vengeance to avenge his foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, till it is drunk with their blood. For the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the Euphrates River.

  • Jer 23:19
    73%

    19Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone forth in wrath, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.

  • Luke 17:30
    73%

    30It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

  • 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.

  • Prov 1:27
    72%

    27When your terror comes like a storm, and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.