Zephaniah 1:14

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    The great{H1419} day{H3117} of Jehovah{H3068} is near,{H7138} it is near{H7138} and hasteth{H4118} greatly,{H3966} [even] the voice{H6963} of the day{H3117} of Jehovah;{H3068} the mighty man{H1368} crieth{H6873} there bitterly.{H4751}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    The great{H1419} day{H3117} of the LORD{H3068} is near{H7138}, it is near{H7138}, and hasteth{H4118} greatly{H3966}, even the voice{H6963} of the day{H3117} of the LORD{H3068}: the mighty man{H1368} shall cry{H6873}{(H8802)} there bitterly{H4751}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For the greate daye of the LORDE is at honde, it is harde by, & commeth on a pace. Horrible is ye tydinges of the LORDES daye, then shall the giaunte crie out:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

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

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For the great day of the Lorde is at hande, it is harde by, and commeth on a pace, euen the bitter voyce of the Lordes day, then shall the strong man crye out.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

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

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

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

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The LORD’s great day of judgment is almost here; it is approaching very rapidly! There will be a bitter sound on the LORD’s day of judgment; at that time warriors will cry out in battle.

Referenced Verses

  • Joel 2:11 : 11 And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army, for his camp is very great, for he is strong who executes his word. For the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; who can endure it?
  • Zeph 1:7 : 7 Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD has prepared a sacrifice, He has consecrated His guests.
  • Ezek 7:12 : 12 The time has come, the day draws near; let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn, for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.
  • Jer 30:7 : 7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.
  • Isa 33:7 : 7 Behold, their brave ones cry aloud; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.
  • Ezek 30:3 : 3 For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it will be the time of the nations.
  • Mal 4:5 : 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.
  • Acts 2:20 : 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes:
  • Phil 4:5 : 5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is near.
  • 1 Thess 4:16 : 16 For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
  • Heb 12:26 : 26 Whose voice then shook the earth; but now he has promised, saying, "Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven."
  • Jas 5:9 : 9 Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned: behold, the judge stands before the door.
  • 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And through covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; their judgment is long overdue, and their destruction does not slumber.
  • Rev 6:15-17 : 15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 17 For the great day of his wrath has come; and who shall be able to stand?
  • Joel 1:15 : 15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty it shall come.
  • Joel 2:1 : 1 Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming, for it is near at hand;
  • Zeph 1:10 : 10 And it shall come to pass in that day, says the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills.
  • Joel 2:31 : 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.
  • Joel 3:16 : 16 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake. But the LORD will be the hope of his people and the strength of the children of Israel.
  • Amos 8:2 : 2 And He said, Amos, what do you see? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then the LORD said to me, The end has come upon my people Israel; I will not pass by them anymore.
  • Isa 66:6 : 6 A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD rendering recompense to his enemies.
  • Jer 25:36 : 36 A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and a wailing of the leaders of the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD has plundered their pasture.
  • Isa 15:4 : 4 And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even to Jahaz; therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous to him.
  • Isa 22:4-5 : 4 Therefore I said, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, do not labor to comfort me, because of the destruction of the daughter of my people. 5 For it is a day of trouble and of trampling down and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls and crying to the mountains.
  • Jer 48:41 : 41 Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are surprised, and the mighty men's hearts in Moab in that day shall be like the heart of a woman in her pangs.
  • Ezek 7:6-7 : 6 An end has come, the end has come; it watches for you; behold, it has come. 7 The morning has come upon you, O you that dwell in the land; the time has come, the day of trouble is near, and not the joyful shouting from the mountains.
  • Ezek 12:23 : 23 Tell them therefore, Thus says the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb cease, and they shall no longer use it as a proverb in Israel; but say to them, The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Zeph 1:15-18
    4 verses
    88%

    15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of devastation and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

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

    17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out like dust, and their flesh like refuse.

    18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of His jealousy: for He will make a speedy end of all those that dwell in the land.

  • Joel 1:14-16
    3 verses
    86%

    14 Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,

    15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty it shall come.

    16 Is not the food cut off before our eyes, yes, joy and gladness from the house of our God?

  • Isa 13:4-6
    3 verses
    83%

    4 The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like that of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts musters the host of battle.

    5 They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.

    6 Howl; for the day of the LORD is near; it will come as a destruction from the Almighty.

  • Joel 2:1-2
    2 verses
    81%

    1 Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming, for it is near at hand;

    2 A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, as the morning spreads upon the mountains: a great and strong people; there has never been anything like it, neither shall there be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.

  • Isa 13:8-9
    2 verses
    80%

    8 And they will be afraid: pangs and sorrows will take hold of them; they will be in pain as a woman in labor: they will be amazed at one another; their faces will be like flames.

    9 Behold, the day of the LORD comes, cruel with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he will destroy the sinners out of it.

  • Ezek 30:2-3
    2 verses
    80%

    2 Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the Lord GOD; Wail, Woe to the day!

    3 For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it will be the time of the nations.

  • Joel 3:13-16
    4 verses
    79%

    13 Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe; come, get down, for the press is full, the vats overflow, for their wickedness is great.

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

    15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

    16 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake. But the LORD will be the hope of his people and the strength of the children of Israel.

  • Amos 5:16-18
    3 verses
    79%

    16 Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, says thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the farmer to mourning, and such as are skilled in lamentation to wailing.

    17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through you, says the LORD.

    18 Woe to you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.

  • Joel 2:10-11
    2 verses
    78%

    10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble, the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

    11 And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army, for his camp is very great, for he is strong who executes his word. For the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; who can endure it?

  • Ezek 7:7
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    7 The morning has come upon you, O you that dwell in the land; the time has come, the day of trouble is near, and not the joyful shouting from the mountains.

  • Zech 14:1
    77%

    1 Behold, the day of the LORD comes, and your spoil shall be divided in the midst of you.

  • Zeph 1:9-10
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    9 In the same day also will I punish all those that leap over the threshold, who fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.

    10 And it shall come to pass in that day, says the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills.

  • Isa 5:30
    76%

    30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one looks to the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened by the clouds of the heavens.

  • Mal 4:1
    76%

    1 For behold, the day comes that shall burn like an oven, and all the proud, yes, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble; and the day that comes shall burn them up, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.

  • Obad 1:15
    76%

    15 For the day of the LORD is near upon all the nations: as you have done, it shall be done to you; your recompense shall return upon your own head.

  • Isa 22:5
    75%

    5 For it is a day of trouble and of trampling down and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls and crying to the mountains.

  • Jer 4:8
    75%

    8 For this gird yourselves with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.

  • Zeph 1:7
    75%

    7 Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD has prepared a sacrifice, He has consecrated His guests.

  • Amos 5:20
    75%

    20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, with no brightness in it?

  • Zeph 2:2
    74%

    2 Before the decree comes forth, 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%

    13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall seize everyone on the hand of his neighbor, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbor.

  • Isa 22:12
    74%

    12 And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth.

  • Jer 30:7
    74%

    7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.

  • Joel 2:31
    73%

    31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.

  • Ezek 7:12
    73%

    12 The time has come, the day draws near; let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn, for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.

  • Isa 34:8
    73%

    8 For it is the day of the LORD's vengeance, and the year of recompense for the controversy of Zion.

  • Zeph 1:13
    73%

    13 Therefore their goods shall become plunder, and their houses a desolation: they shall build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine from them.

  • 2 Pet 3:10
    72%

    10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are in it shall be burned up.

  • Isa 24:4
    72%

    4 The earth mourns and fades away, the world languishes and fades away, the proud people of the earth do languish.

  • Isa 30:27
    72%

    27 Behold, the name of the LORD comes from afar, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue is as a devouring fire:

  • Mic 1:3
    72%

    3 For behold, the LORD comes forth out of his place, and will come down and tread upon the high places of the earth.

  • Zech 14:6
    72%

    6 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:

  • Jer 25:32
    72%

    32 Thus says the LORD of hosts, Behold, disaster shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the farthest parts of the earth.

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