Zephaniah 1:14

Zephaniah 1:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)The great day of the Lord is near— near and coming quickly. The cry on the day of the Lord is bitter; the Mighty Warrior shouts his battle cry.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The great day of the Lord is near, near and hastening fast; the sound of the day of the Lord is bitter; the mighty man cries aloud there.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The great day of the Lord is near; It is near and hastens quickly. The noise of the day of the Lord is bitter; There the mighty men shall cry out.

Context of Zephaniah 1:14

12“At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those who are satisfied with their hardened lifestyle, who think that the Lord won’t do anything—good or bad. 13Their wealth will be looted. Their homes will be demolished. They will build houses, but they won’t live in them. They will plant vineyards, but they won’t drink their wine.” The frightening day of the Lord is near. It is near and coming very quickly. Listen! Warriors will cry out bitterly on the day of the Lord. 15That day will be a day of overflowing fury, a day of trouble and distress, a day of devastation and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and overcast skies, 16a day of rams’ horns and battle cries against the fortified cities and against the high corner towers.

Zephaniah 1:14 word by word

קָר֤וֹב יוֹם־יְהוָה֙ הַגָּד֔וֹל קָר֖וֹב וּמַהֵ֣ר מְאֹ֑ד ק֚וֹל י֣וֹם יְהוָ֔ה מַ֥ר צֹרֵ֖חַ שָׁ֥ם גִּבּֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• nearקָרֹבqârôb qârôb · nearH7138
• and hastethמַהֵרmahêr · quickH4118
• greatlyמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• the mighty manגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• shall cryצָרַחtsârach · to cryH6873
• there bitterlyמַרmar mârâh · bitterH4751

Cross-references for Zephaniah 1:14

• Zephaniah 1:7Be silent in the presence of the Almighty Lord, because the day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice. He has invited his special guests.
• Jeremiah 30:7How terrible that day will be! There will be no other day like it. It will be a time of calamity for the descendants of Jacob, but they will be rescued from it.
• Ezekiel 30:3The day is near. The day of the Lord is near. It will be a gloomy day, a time of trouble for the nations.
• Joel 2:1Blow the ram’s horn in Zion. Sound the alarm on my holy mountain. Everyone who lives in the land should tremble, because the day of the Lord is coming. Certainly, it is near.
• Malachi 4:5“I’m going to send you the prophet Elijah before that very terrifying day of the Lord comes.
• Acts 2:20The sun will become dark, and the moon will become as red as blood before the terrifying day of the Lord comes.
• Revelation 6:17because the frightening day of their anger has come, and who is able to endure it?”
• Ezekiel 7:6The end is coming. The end is coming. It is stirring itself up against you. It is coming!
• Ezekiel 12:23“Tell the people, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: I will put a stop to the use of this proverb. You will no longer quote it in Israel.’ Instead, tell them, ‘The time is near when every vision will come true.
• Amos 8:2He asked, “What do you see, Amos?” “A basket of ripe summer fruit,” I answered. Then the Lord said to me, “My people Israel are now ripe. I will no longer overlook what they have done.
• Philippians 4:5Let everyone know how considerate you are. The Lord is near.
• James 5:9Brothers and sisters, stop complaining about each other, or you will be condemned. Realize that the judge is standing at the door.
• 2 Peter 2:3In their greed they will use good-sounding arguments to exploit you. The verdict against them from long ago is still in force, and their destruction is not asleep.
• Zephaniah 1:10On that day a loud cry will come from Fish Gate, a howling from the Second Part of the city, and a loud crashing sound from the hills,” declares the Lord.
• Isaiah 22:4That is why I say, “Turn away from me so that I can cry bitterly. Don’t try to comfort me because of the destruction brought on my people.”
• Isaiah 66:6Listen to the uproar from the city. Listen to the sound from the temple. It is the sound of the Lord paying back his enemies as they deserve.

Commentaries on Zephaniah 1:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The great day of the Lord is near - It commenced with the death of the good king Josiah, who was slain by Pharaoh-necho at Megiddo, and continued to the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The great Day of the Lord is near - The prophet again expands the words of Joel, accumulating words expressive of the terrors of that Day, showing that though “the great and very terrible Day of the Lord” Joel 2:31, (Joel had said) “a day of darkness and gloominess, of clouds and of thick darkness” Joel 2:2, “which was then coming and nigh at hand” Joel 2:1, had come and was gone, it was only a forerunner of others; none of them final; but each, because…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-18Verses 14-18 This warning of approaching destruction, is enough to make the sinners in Zion tremble; it refers to the great day of the Lord, the day in which he will show himself by taking vengeance on them. This day of the Lord is very near; it is a day of God's wrath, wrath to the utmost. It will be a day of trouble and distress to sinners. Let them not be laid asleep by the patience of God. What is a man profited if he gain the whole world, and lose…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-18The meaning of the day of the Lord expands to include God's actions involving the entire earth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. voice of ... day of ... Lord--that is, Jehovah ushering in that day with a roar of vengeance against the guilty (Jr 25:30; Am 1:2). They who will not now heed (Zep 1:12) His voice by His prophets, must heed it when uttered by the avenging foe. mighty ... shall cry ... bitterly--in hopeless despair; the might on which Jerusalem now prides itself, shall then fail utterly.Read the comment

Topics related to Zephaniah 1:14

• Colors
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In the dictionaries

• Crashing
• Mahershalalhashbaz
• Wasteness
• Molech; Moloch
• Zephaniah, Book of

Commentaries on Zephaniah 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings