Zephaniah 1:18

Zephaniah 1:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
• New International Version (NIV)Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them on the day of the Lord’s wrath.” In the fire of his jealousy the whole earth will be consumed, for he will make a sudden end of all who live on the earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them on the day of the wrath of the Lord. In the fire of his jealousy, all the earth shall be consumed; for a full and sudden end he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Your silver and gold will not save you on that day of the Lord’s anger. For the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy. He will make a terrifying end of all the people on earth.

Context of Zephaniah 1:18

16A day of trumpet and alarm Against the fortified cities And against the high towers. 17“I will bring distress upon men, And they shall walk like blind men, Because they have sinned against the Lord; Their blood shall be poured out like dust, And their flesh like refuse.” 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 speedy riddance Of all those who dwell in the land.

Zephaniah 1:18 word by word

גַּם־כַּסְפָּ֨ם גַּם־זְהָבָ֜ם לֹֽא־יוּכַ֣ל לְהַצִּילָ֗ם בְּיוֹם֙ עֶבְרַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה וּבְאֵשׁ֙ קִנְאָת֔וֹ תֵּאָכֵ֖ל כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּֽי־כָלָ֤ה אַךְ־נִבְהָלָה֙ יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה אֵ֥ת כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֖י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Neither their silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• nor their goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• shall be ableיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• to deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• them in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of the Lord’sיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• wrathעֶבְרָה‛ebrâh · furyH5678
• but the whole landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• shall be devouredאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• by the fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• of his jealousyקִנְאָהqin'âh · jealousyH7068
• for he shall makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• even a speedyבָּהַלbâhal · to dismayH926
• riddanceכָּלָהkâlâh · consumptionH3617
• of all them that dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427

Cross-references for Zephaniah 1:18

• Zephaniah 1:11Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh! For all the merchant people are cut down; All those who handle money are cut off.
• Psalms 49:6Those who trust in their wealth And boast in the multitude of their riches,
• Psalms 52:5God shall likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
• Proverbs 11:4Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.
• Proverbs 18:11The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own esteem.
• Isaiah 2:20In that day a man will cast away his idols of silver And his idols of gold, Which they made, each for himself to worship, To the moles and bats,
• Jeremiah 9:23Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches;
• Ezekiel 7:19‘They will throw their silver into the streets, And their gold will be like refuse; Their silver and their gold will not be able to deliver them In the day of the wrath of the Lord; They will not satisfy their souls, Nor fill their stomachs, Because it became their stumbling block of iniquity.
• Matthew 16:26For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
• Luke 12:19And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.” ’
• Luke 16:22So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.
• Zephaniah 1:15That 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,
• Job 21:30For the wicked are reserved for the day of doom; They shall be brought out on the day of wrath.
• Zephaniah 3:8“Therefore wait for Me,” says the Lord, “Until the day I rise up for plunder; My determination is to gather the nations To My assembly of kingdoms, To pour on them My indignation, All My fierce anger; All the earth shall be devoured With the fire of My jealousy.
• Leviticus 26:33I will scatter you among the nations and draw out a sword after you; your land shall be desolate and your cities waste.
• Deuteronomy 29:20“The Lord would not spare him; for then the anger of the Lord and His jealousy would burn against that man, and every curse that is written in this book would settle on him, and the Lord would blot out his name from under heaven.

Commentaries on Zephaniah 1:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Their silver nor their gold - In which they trusted, and from which they expected happiness; these shall not profit them in this awful day. And God will bring this about speedily; and a speedy riddance - a universal desolation, shall in a short time take place in every part of the land.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord‘s wrath - Gain unjustly gotten was the cause of their destruction. For, as Ezekiel closes the like description; “They shall cast their silver into the streets, and their gold shall be removed; their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord; they shall not satisfy their souls nor fill their bowels: “because it is the…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. 1818. Neither ... silver nor ... gold shall ... deliver them, &c.--(Pr 11:4). fire of his jealousy--(Eze 38:19); His wrath jealous for His honor consuming the guilty like fire. make even a speedy riddance of all--rather, a "consummation" (complete destruction: "full end," Jr 46:28; Eze 11:13) "altogether sudden" [Maurer]. "A consumption, and that a sudden one" [Calvin].Read the comment

Topics related to Zephaniah 1:18

• Day
• Jealousy
• Punishment
• Rich, the
• War
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Crashing
• 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