Zephaniah 3:8

English Standard Version

⁸“Therefore ^(A)wait for me,” declares the Lord,
    “for the day when I rise up to seize the prey.
For my decision is ^(B)to gather nations,
    to assemble kingdoms,
to pour out upon them my indignation,
    all my burning anger;
for in the fire of my jealousy
    ^(C)all the earth shall be consumed.

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Zephaniah 3:8

New International Version

⁸Therefore wait^(A) for me,”
    declares the Lord,
    “for the day I will stand up to testify.^[a]
I have decided to assemble^(B) the nations,^(C)
    to gather the kingdoms
and to pour out my wrath^(D) on them—
    all my fierce anger.^(E)
The whole world will be consumed^(F)
    by the fire of my jealous anger.

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Footnotes

Zephaniah 3:8 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew will rise up to plunder

Joel 3:2

English Standard Version

²^(A)I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And ^(B)I will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations and have divided up my land,

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Joel 3:2

New International Version

²I will gather^(A) all nations
    and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat.^[a]^(B)
There I will put them on trial^(C)
    for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel,
because they scattered^(D) my people among the nations
    and divided up my land.

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Joel 3:2 Jehoshaphat means the Lord judges; also in verse 12.

Zephaniah 1:18

English Standard Version

¹⁸^(A)Neither their silver nor their gold
    shall be able to deliver them
    on the day of the wrath of the Lord.
^(B)In the fire of his jealousy,
    ^(C)all the earth shall be consumed;
^(D)for a full and sudden end
    he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.

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Zephaniah 1:18

New International Version

¹⁸Neither their silver nor their gold
will be able to save them
on the day of the Lord’s wrath.”^(A)

In the fire of his jealousy^(B)
the whole earth will be consumed,^(C)
for he will make a sudden end
of all who live on the earth.^(D)

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Micah 7:7

English Standard Version

⁷But as for me, I will look to the Lord;
^(A)I will wait for the God of my salvation;
my God will hear me.

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Micah 7:7

New International Version

⁷But as for me, I watch^(A) in hope^(B) for the Lord,
I wait for God my Savior;
my God will hear^(C) me.

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Psalm 27:14

English Standard Version

¹⁴^(A)Wait for the Lord;
^(B)be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the Lord!

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Psalm 27:14

New International Version

¹⁴Wait^(A) for the Lord;
be strong^(B) and take heart
and wait for the Lord.

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2 Peter 3:10

English Standard Version

¹⁰But ^(A)the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then ^(B)the heavens will pass away with a roar, and ^(C)the heavenly bodies^[a] will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.^[b]

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2 Peter 3:10 Or elements; also verse 12
2 Peter 3:10 Greek found; some manuscripts will be burned up

2 Peter 3:10

New International Version

¹⁰But the day of the Lord will come like a thief.^(A) The heavens will disappear with a roar;^(B) the elements will be destroyed by fire,^(C) and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare.^[a]^(D)

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2 Peter 3:10 Some manuscripts be burned up

Revelation 16:14

English Standard Version

¹⁴For they are ^(A)demonic spirits, ^(B)performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, ^(C)to assemble them for battle on ^(D)the great day of God the Almighty.

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Revelation 16:14

New International Version

¹⁴They are demonic spirits^(A) that perform signs,^(B) and they go out to the kings of the whole world,^(C) to gather them for the battle^(D) on the great day^(E) of God Almighty.

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Matthew 25:32

English Standard Version

³²Before him ^(A)will be gathered ^(B)all the nations, and ^(C)he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates ^(D)the sheep from the goats.

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Matthew 25:32

New International Version

³²All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate^(A) the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.^(B)

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Zechariah 14:2-3

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²For ^(A)I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and ^(B)the city shall be taken ^(C)and the houses plundered ^(D)and the women raped. ^(E)Half of the city shall go out into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city. ³^(F)Then the Lord will go out and fight against those nations as when he fights on a day of battle.

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Zechariah 14:2-3

New International Version

²I will gather all the nations^(A) to Jerusalem to fight against it;^(B) the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped.^(C) Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city.^(D) ³Then the Lord will go out and fight^(E) against those nations, as he fights on a day of battle.^(F)

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Habakkuk 2:3

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³For still ^(A)the vision awaits its appointed time;
it hastens to the end—it will not lie.
If it seems slow, ^(B)wait for it;
^(C)it will surely come; it will not delay.

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Habakkuk 2:3

New International Version

³For the revelation awaits an appointed time;^(A)
    it speaks of the end^(B)
    and will not prove false.
Though it linger, wait^(C) for it;
    it^[a] will certainly come
    and will not delay.^(D)

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Habakkuk 2:3 Or Though he linger, wait for him; / he

Joel 3:9-16

English Standard Version

⁹Proclaim this among the nations:
^(A)Consecrate for war;^[a]
    stir up the mighty men.
Let all the men of war draw near;
    let them come up.
¹⁰^(B)Beat your plowshares into swords,
    and ^(C)your pruning hooks into spears;
    let the weak say, “I am a warrior.”

¹¹^(D)Hasten and come,
    all you surrounding nations,
    and gather yourselves there.
^(E)Bring down your warriors, O Lord.
¹²Let the nations stir themselves up
    and come up to ^(F)the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
^(G)for there I will sit to judge
    all the surrounding nations.

¹³^(H)Put in the sickle,
    ^(I)for the harvest is ripe.
^(J)Go in, tread,
    ^(K)for the winepress is full.
The vats overflow,
    for their evil is great.

¹⁴Multitudes, multitudes,
    in the valley of decision!
For ^(L)the day of the Lord is near
    in the valley of decision.
¹⁵^(M)The sun and the moon are darkened,
    and the stars withdraw their shining.

¹⁶^(N)The Lord roars from Zion,
    and ^(O)utters his voice from Jerusalem,
    ^(P)and the heavens and the earth quake.
But the Lord is ^(Q)a refuge to his people,
    a stronghold to the people of Israel.

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Joel 3:9 Or Consecrate a war

Joel 3:9-16

New International Version

⁹Proclaim this among the nations:
    Prepare for war!^(A)
Rouse the warriors!^(B)
    Let all the fighting men draw near and attack.
¹⁰Beat your plowshares into swords
    and your pruning hooks^(C) into spears.^(D)
Let the weakling^(E) say,
    “I am strong!”^(F)
¹¹Come quickly, all you nations from every side,
    and assemble^(G) there.

Bring down your warriors,^(H) Lord!

¹²“Let the nations be roused;
    let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat,^(I)
for there I will sit
    to judge^(J) all the nations on every side.
¹³Swing the sickle,^(K)
    for the harvest^(L) is ripe.
Come, trample the grapes,^(M)
    for the winepress^(N) is full
    and the vats overflow—
so great is their wickedness!”

¹⁴Multitudes,^(O) multitudes
    in the valley^(P) of decision!
For the day of the Lord^(Q) is near
    in the valley of decision.^(R)
¹⁵The sun and moon will be darkened,
    and the stars no longer shine.^(S)
¹⁶The Lord will roar^(T) from Zion
    and thunder from Jerusalem;^(U)
    the earth and the heavens will tremble.^(V)
But the Lord will be a refuge^(W) for his people,
    a stronghold^(X) for the people of Israel.

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Hosea 12:6

English Standard Version

⁶“So you, ^(A)by the help of your God, return,
^(B)hold fast to love and justice,
and wait continually for your God.”

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Hosea 12:6

New International Version

⁶But you must return^(A) to your God;
maintain love and justice,^(B)
and wait for your God always.^(C)

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Lamentations 3:25-26

English Standard Version

²⁵The Lord is good to those who ^(A)wait for him,
to the soul who seeks him.
²⁶^(B)It is good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.

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Lamentations 3:25-26

New International Version

²⁵The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him;^(A)
²⁶it is good to wait quietly^(B)
for the salvation of the Lord.^(C)

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