Zephaniah 1:14

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Joel 2:11 : 11 The voice of the LORD thunders as he leads his army. Indeed, his warriors are innumerable; Surely his command is carried out! Yes, the day of the LORD is awesome and very terrifying– who can survive it?
  • Zeph 1:7 : 7 Be silent before the Sovereign LORD, for the LORD’s day of judgment is almost here. The LORD has prepared a sacrificial meal; he has ritually purified his guests.
  • Ezek 7:12 : 12 The time has come; the day has struck! The customer should not rejoice, nor the seller mourn; for divine wrath comes against their whole crowd.
  • Jer 30:7 : 7 Alas, what a terrible time of trouble it is! There has never been any like it. It is a time of trouble for the descendants of Jacob, but some of them will be rescued out of it.
  • Isa 33:7 : 7 Look, ambassadors cry out in the streets; messengers sent to make peace weep bitterly.
  • Ezek 30:3 : 3 For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near; it will be a day of storm clouds, it will be a time of judgment for the nations.
  • Mal 4:5 : 5 Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD arrives.
  • Acts 2:20 : 20 The sun will be changed to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
  • Phil 4:5 : 5 Let everyone see your gentleness. The Lord is near!
  • 1 Thess 4:16 : 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a shout of command, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
  • Heb 12:26 : 26 Then his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised,“I will once more shake not only the earth but heaven too.”
  • Jas 5:9 : 9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. See, the judge stands before the gates!
  • 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation pronounced long ago is not sitting idly by; their destruction is not asleep.
  • Rev 6:15-17 : 15 Then the kings of the earth, the very important people, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16 They said to the mountains and to the rocks,“Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who is seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, 17 because the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”
  • Joel 1:15 : 15 How awful that day will be! For the day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Divine Destroyer.
  • Joel 2:1 : 1 The Locusts’ Devastation Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm signal on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land shake with fear, for the day of the LORD is about to come. Indeed, it is near!
  • Zeph 1:10 : 10 On that day,” says the LORD,“a loud cry will go up from the Fish Gate, wailing from the city’s newer district, and a loud crash from the hills.
  • Joel 2:31 : 31 The sunlight will be turned to darkness and the moon to the color of blood, before the day of the LORD comes– that great and terrible day!
  • Joel 3:16 : 16 The LORD roars from Zion; from Jerusalem his voice bellows out. The heavens and the earth shake. But the LORD is a refuge for his people; he is a stronghold for the citizens of Israel.
  • Amos 8:2 : 2 He said,“What do you see, Amos?” I replied,“A basket of summer fruit.” Then the LORD said to me,“The end has come for my people Israel! I will no longer overlook their sins.
  • Isa 66:6 : 6 The sound of battle comes from the city; the sound comes from the temple! It is the sound of the LORD paying back his enemies.
  • Jer 25:36 : 36 Listen to the cries of anguish of the leaders. Listen to the wails of the shepherds of the flocks. They are wailing because the LORD is about to destroy their lands.
  • Isa 15:4 : 4 The people of Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, their voices are heard as far away as Jahaz. For this reason Moab’s soldiers shout in distress; their courage wavers.
  • Isa 22:4-5 : 4 So I say:“Don’t look at me! I am weeping bitterly. Don’t try to console me concerning the destruction of my defenseless people.” 5 For the Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies, has planned a day of panic, defeat, and confusion. In the Valley of Vision people shout and cry out to the hill.
  • Jer 48:41 : 41 Her towns will be captured. Her fortresses will be taken. At that time the soldiers of Moab will be frightened like a woman in labor.
  • Ezek 7:6-7 : 6 An end comes– the end comes! It has awakened against you! Look, it is coming! 7 Doom is coming upon you who live in the land! The time is coming, the day is near. There are sounds of tumult, not shouts of joy, on the mountains.
  • Ezek 12:23 : 23 Therefore tell them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I hereby end this proverb; they will not recite it in Israel any longer.’ But say to them,‘The days are at hand when every vision will be fulfilled.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Zeph 1:15-18
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    88%

    15That day will be a day of God’s anger, a day of distress and hardship, a day of devastation and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and dark skies,

    16a day of trumpet blasts and battle cries. Judgment will fall on the fortified cities and the high corner towers.

    17I will bring distress on the people and they will stumble like blind men, for they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dirt; their flesh will be scattered like manure.

    18Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s angry judgment. The whole earth will be consumed by his fiery wrath. Indeed, he will bring terrifying destruction on all who live on the earth.”

  • Joel 1:14-16
    3 verses
    86%

    14Announce a holy fast; proclaim a sacred assembly. Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land to the temple of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.

    15How awful that day will be! For the day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Divine Destroyer.

    16Our food has been cut off right before our eyes! There is no longer any joy or gladness in the temple of our God!

  • Isa 13:4-6
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    83%

    4There is a loud noise on the mountains– it sounds like a large army! There is great commotion among the kingdoms– nations are being assembled! The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is mustering forces for battle.

    5They come from a distant land, from the horizon. It is the LORD with his instruments of judgment, coming to destroy the whole earth.

    6Wail, for the LORD’s day of judgment is near; it comes with all the destructive power of the Sovereign One.

  • Joel 2:1-2
    2 verses
    81%

    1The Locusts’ Devastation Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm signal on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land shake with fear, for the day of the LORD is about to come. Indeed, it is near!

    2It will be a day of dreadful darkness, a day of foreboding storm clouds, like blackness spread over the mountains. It is a huge and powerful army– there has never been anything like it ever before, and there will not be anything like it for many generations to come!

  • Isa 13:8-9
    2 verses
    80%

    8They panic– cramps and pain seize hold of them like those of a woman who is straining to give birth. They look at one another in astonishment; their faces are flushed red.

    9Look, the LORD’s day of judgment is coming; it is a day of cruelty and savage, raging anger, destroying the earth and annihilating its sinners.

  • Ezek 30:2-3
    2 verses
    80%

    2“Son of man, prophesy and say,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says:“‘Wail,“Alas, the day is here!”

    3For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near; it will be a day of storm clouds, it will be a time of judgment for the nations.

  • Joel 3:13-16
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    13Rush forth with the sickle, for the harvest is ripe! Come, stomp the grapes, for the winepress is full! The vats overflow. Indeed, their evil is great!

    14Crowds, great crowds are in the valley of decision, for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision!

    15The sun and moon are darkened; the stars withhold their brightness.

    16The LORD roars from Zion; from Jerusalem his voice bellows out. The heavens and the earth shake. But the LORD is a refuge for his people; he is a stronghold for the citizens of Israel.

  • Amos 5:16-18
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    79%

    16Because of Israel’s sins this is what the Lord, the LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, says:“In all the squares there will be wailing, in all the streets they will mourn the dead. They will tell the field workers to lament and the professional mourners to wail.

    17In all the vineyards there will be wailing, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD.

    18The Lord Demands Justice Woe to those who wish for the day of the LORD! Why do you want the LORD’s day of judgment to come? It will bring darkness, not light.

  • Joel 2:10-11
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    78%

    10The earth quakes before them; the sky reverberates. The sun and the moon grow dark; the stars refuse to shine.

    11The voice of the LORD thunders as he leads his army. Indeed, his warriors are innumerable; Surely his command is carried out! Yes, the day of the LORD is awesome and very terrifying– who can survive it?

  • Ezek 7:7
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    7Doom is coming upon you who live in the land! The time is coming, the day is near. There are sounds of tumult, not shouts of joy, on the mountains.

  • Zech 14:1
    77%

    1The Sovereignty of the Lord A day of the LORD is about to come when your possessions will be divided as plunder in your midst.

  • Zeph 1:9-10
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    77%

    9On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with wealth taken by violence and deceit.

    10On that day,” says the LORD,“a loud cry will go up from the Fish Gate, wailing from the city’s newer district, and a loud crash from the hills.

  • Isa 5:30
    76%

    30At that time they will growl over their prey, it will sound like sea waves crashing against rocks. One will look out over the land and see the darkness of disaster, clouds will turn the light into darkness.

  • Mal 4:1
    76%

    1(3:19)“For indeed the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. The coming day will burn them up,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.“It will not leave them even a root or branch.

  • Obad 1:15
    76%

    15The Coming Day of the Lord“For the day of the LORD is approaching for all the nations! Just as you have done, so it will be done to you. You will get exactly what your deeds deserve.

  • Isa 22:5
    75%

    5For the Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies, has planned a day of panic, defeat, and confusion. In the Valley of Vision people shout and cry out to the hill.

  • Jer 4:8
    75%

    8So put on sackcloth! Mourn and wail, saying,‘The fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us!’”

  • Zeph 1:7
    75%

    7Be silent before the Sovereign LORD, for the LORD’s day of judgment is almost here. The LORD has prepared a sacrificial meal; he has ritually purified his guests.

  • Amos 5:20
    75%

    20Don’t you realize the LORD’s day of judgment will bring darkness, not light– gloomy blackness, not bright light?

  • Zeph 2:2
    74%

    2before God’s decree becomes reality and the day of opportunity disappears like windblown chaff, before the LORD’s raging anger overtakes you– before the day of the LORD’s angry judgment overtakes you!

  • Zech 14:13
    74%

    13On that day there will be great confusion from the LORD among them; they will seize each other and attack one another violently.

  • Isa 22:12
    74%

    12At that time the Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies, called for weeping and mourning, for shaved heads and sackcloth.

  • Jer 30:7
    74%

    7Alas, what a terrible time of trouble it is! There has never been any like it. It is a time of trouble for the descendants of Jacob, but some of them will be rescued out of it.

  • Joel 2:31
    73%

    31The sunlight will be turned to darkness and the moon to the color of blood, before the day of the LORD comes– that great and terrible day!

  • Ezek 7:12
    73%

    12The time has come; the day has struck! The customer should not rejoice, nor the seller mourn; for divine wrath comes against their whole crowd.

  • Isa 34:8
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    8For the LORD has planned a day of revenge, a time when he will repay Edom for her hostility toward Zion.

  • Zeph 1:13
    73%

    13Their wealth will be stolen and their houses ruined! They will not live in the houses they have built, nor will they drink the wine from the vineyards they have planted.

  • 2 Pet 3:10
    72%

    10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; when it comes, the heavens will disappear with a horrific noise, and the celestial bodies will melt away in a blaze, and the earth and every deed done on it will be laid bare.

  • Isa 24:4
    72%

    4The earth dries up and withers, the world shrivels up and withers; the prominent people of the earth fade away.

  • Isa 30:27
    72%

    27Look, the name of the LORD comes from a distant place in raging anger and awesome splendor. He speaks angrily and his word is like destructive fire.

  • Mic 1:3
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    3Look, the LORD is coming out of his dwelling place! He will descend and march on the earth’s mountaintops!

  • Zech 14:6
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    6On that day there will be no light– the sources of light in the heavens will congeal.

  • Jer 25:32
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    32The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,‘Disaster will soon come on one nation after another. A mighty storm of military destruction is rising up from the distant parts of the earth.’