New American Standard Bible 1995
Zephaniah 1:10-18
10On that dayH3117,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “There will be the soundH6963 of a cryH6818 from the 1FishH1709 GateH8179, A wailH3215 from the 23SecondH4932 Quarter, And a loudH1419 crashH7667 from the 4hillsH1389.11WailH3213, O inhabitantsH3427 of the 5MortarH4389, For allH3605 the 6peopleH5971 of 7CanaanH3667 will be silencedH1820; AllH3605 who weighH5187 out 8silverH3701 will be cutH3772 offH3772.12It will comeH1961 about at that timeH6256 That I will 9searchH2664 JerusalemH3389 with lampsH5216, And I will punishH6485 the menH376 Who are 1011stagnantH7087 in spiritH8105, Who sayH559 in their heartsH3824, ‘The LordH3068 will 12not doH3190 goodH3190 or evilH7489!’13Moreover, their wealthH2428 will becomeH1961 13plunderH4933 And their housesH1004 desolateH8077; Yes, 14they will buildH1129 housesH1004 but not inhabitH3427 them, And plantH5193 vineyardsH3754 but not drinkH8354 their wineH3196.”
14NearH7138 is the 15greatH1419 16dayH3117 of the LordH3068, NearH7138 and comingH4118 veryH3966 quicklyH4118; ListenH6963, the dayH3117 of the LordH3068! 17In it the warriorH1368 18criesH6873 out bitterlyH4751.15A dayH3117 of wrathH5678 is that dayH3117, A dayH3117 of 19troubleH6869 and distressH4691, A dayH3117 of destructionH7724 and desolationH4875, A dayH3117 of 20darknessH2822 and gloomH653, A dayH3117 of cloudsH6051 and thickH6205 darknessH6205,16A dayH3117 of 21trumpetH7782 and battleH8643 cryH8643 AgainstH5921 the 22fortifiedH1219 citiesH5892 And the highH1364 cornerH6438 towersH6438.17I will bringH6887 23distressH6887 on menH120 So that they will walkH1980 24like the blindH5787, BecauseH3588 they have sinnedH2398 against the LordH3068; And their 25bloodH1818 will be pouredH8210 out like dustH6083 And their 26fleshH3894 like dungH1557.18NeitherH1571H3808 their 27silverH3701 norH1571 their goldH2091 Will be ableH3201 to deliverH5337 them On the dayH3117 of the Lord’sH3068 wrathH5678; And 28allH3605 the earthH776 will be devouredH398 In the fireH784 of His jealousyH7068, For He will 29makeH6213 a completeH3617 endH3617, IndeedH389 a terrifyingH926 one, Of allH3605 the inhabitantsH3427 of the earthH776.
Notes
- 1. Zephaniah 1:10 2 Chr 33:14; Neh 3:3; 12:39 ↩
- 2. Zephaniah 1:10 I.e. a district of Jerusalem ↩
- 3. Zephaniah 1:10 2 Chr 34:22 ↩
- 4. Zephaniah 1:10 Ezek 6:13 ↩
- 5. Zephaniah 1:11 I.e. a district of Jerusalem ↩
- 6. Zephaniah 1:11 Or merchant people will ↩
- 7. Zephaniah 1:11 Zeph 2:5; Zech 14:21 ↩
- 8. Zephaniah 1:11 Job 27:16, 17; Hos 9:6 ↩
- 9. Zephaniah 1:12 Jer 16:16, 17; Ezek 9:4-11; Amos 9:1-3 ↩
- 10. Zephaniah 1:12 Lit thickening on their lees ↩
- 11. Zephaniah 1:12 Jer 48:11; Amos 6:1 ↩
- 12. Zephaniah 1:12 Ezek 8:12; 9:9 ↩
- 13. Zephaniah 1:13 Jer 15:13; 17:3 ↩
- 14. Zephaniah 1:13 Amos 5:11; Mic 6:15 ↩
- 15. Zephaniah 1:14 Jer 30:7; Joel 2:11; Mal 4:5 ↩
- 16. Zephaniah 1:14 Ezek 7:7, 12; 30:3; Joel 1:15; 3:14; Zeph 1:7 ↩
- 17. Zephaniah 1:14 Lit There ↩
- 18. Zephaniah 1:14 Ezek 7:16-18 ↩
- 19. Zephaniah 1:15 Is 22:5 ↩
- 20. Zephaniah 1:15 Joel 2:2, 31; Amos 5:18-20 ↩
- 21. Zephaniah 1:16 Is 27:13; Jer 4:19 ↩
- 22. Zephaniah 1:16 Is 2:12-15 ↩
- 23. Zephaniah 1:17 Jer 10:18 ↩
- 24. Zephaniah 1:17 Deut 28:29 ↩
- 25. Zephaniah 1:17 Ezek 24:7, 8 ↩
- 26. Zephaniah 1:17 Jer 8:2; 9:22 ↩
- 27. Zephaniah 1:18 Ezek 7:19 ↩
- 28. Zephaniah 1:18 Zeph 3:8 ↩
- 29. Zephaniah 1:18 Gen 6:7; Ezek 7:5-7 ↩
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
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