Zephaniah 1:14
New Living Translation
14 “That terrible day of the Lord is near.
Swiftly it comes—
a day of bitter tears,
a day when even strong men will cry out.
Ezekiel 30:3
New Living Translation
3 for the terrible day is almost here—
the day of the Lord!
It is a day of clouds and gloom,
a day of despair for the nations.
Zephaniah 1:7
New Living Translation
7 Stand in silence in the presence of the Sovereign Lord,
for the awesome day of the Lord’s judgment is near.
The Lord has prepared his people for a great slaughter
and has chosen their executioners.[a]
Footnotes
- 1:7 Hebrew has prepared a sacrifice and sanctified his guests.
Joel 2:11
New Living Translation
11 The Lord is at the head of the column.
He leads them with a shout.
This is his mighty army,
and they follow his orders.
The day of the Lord is an awesome, terrible thing.
Who can possibly survive?
Malachi 4:5
New Living Translation
5 “Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord arrives.
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Ezekiel 7:12
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12 Yes, the time has come;
the day is here!
Buyers should not rejoice over bargains,
nor sellers grieve over losses,
for all of them will fall
under my terrible anger.
Joel 1:15
New Living Translation
15 The day of the Lord is near,
the day when destruction comes from the Almighty.
How terrible that day will be!
Ezekiel 7:6-7
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6 The end has come.
It has finally arrived.
Your final doom is waiting!
7 O people of Israel, the day of your destruction is dawning.
The time has come; the day of trouble is near.
Shouts of anguish will be heard on the mountains,
not shouts of joy.
Isaiah 33:7
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7 But now your brave warriors weep in public.
Your ambassadors of peace cry in bitter disappointment.
Isaiah 22:4-5
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4 That’s why I said, “Leave me alone to weep;
do not try to comfort me.
Let me cry for my people
as I watch them being destroyed.”
5 Oh, what a day of crushing defeat!
What a day of confusion and terror
brought by the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
upon the Valley of Vision!
The walls of Jerusalem have been broken,
and cries of death echo from the mountainsides.
Isaiah 15:4
New Living Translation
4 The people of Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out;
their voices will be heard as far away as Jahaz!
The bravest warriors of Moab will cry out in utter terror.
They will be helpless with fear.
Revelation 6:15-17
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15 Then everyone—the kings of the earth, the rulers, the generals, the wealthy, the powerful, and every slave and free person—all hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16 And they cried to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb. 17 For the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to survive?”
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2 Peter 2:3
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3 In their greed they will make up clever lies to get hold of your money. But God condemned them long ago, and their destruction will not be delayed.
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James 5:9
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9 Don’t grumble about each other, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. For look—the Judge is standing at the door!
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Hebrews 12:26
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26 When God spoke from Mount Sinai his voice shook the earth, but now he makes another promise: “Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also.”[a]
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1 Thessalonians 4:16
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16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the believers who have died[a] will rise from their graves.
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- 4:16 Greek the dead in Christ.
Philippians 4:5
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5 Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon.[a]
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- 4:5 Greek the Lord is near.
Acts 2:20
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20 The sun will become dark,
and the moon will turn blood red
before that great and glorious day of the Lord arrives.
Zephaniah 1:10
New Living Translation
10 “On that day,” says the Lord,
“a cry of alarm will come from the Fish Gate
and echo throughout the New Quarter of the city.[a]
And a great crash will sound from the hills.
Footnotes
- 1:10 Or the Second Quarter, a newer section of Jerusalem. Hebrew reads the Mishneh.
Amos 8:2
New Living Translation
2 “What do you see, Amos?” he asked.
I replied, “A basket full of ripe fruit.”
Then the Lord said, “Like this fruit, Israel is ripe for punishment! I will not delay their punishment again.
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Joel 3:16
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16 The Lord’s voice will roar from Zion
and thunder from Jerusalem,
and the heavens and the earth will shake.
But the Lord will be a refuge for his people,
a strong fortress for the people of Israel.
Joel 2:31
New Living Translation
31 The sun will become dark,
and the moon will turn blood red
before that great and terrible[a] day of the Lord arrives.
Footnotes
- 2:31 Greek version reads glorious.
Joel 2:1
New Living Translation
Locusts Invade like an Army
2 Sound the trumpet in Jerusalem[a]!
Raise the alarm on my holy mountain!
Let everyone tremble in fear
because the day of the Lord is upon us.
Ezekiel 12:23
New Living Translation
23 Tell the people, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will put an end to this proverb, and you will soon stop quoting it.’ Now give them this new proverb to replace the old one: ‘The time has come for every prophecy to be fulfilled!’
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Jeremiah 48:41
New Living Translation
41 Its cities will fall,
and its strongholds will be seized.
Even the mightiest warriors will be in anguish
like a woman in labor.
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