Zephaniah 1:14-18
English Standard Version
14 (A)The great day of the Lord is near,
near and hastening fast;
the sound of the day of the Lord is bitter;
(B)the mighty man cries aloud there.
15 (C)A day of wrath is that day,
a day of distress and anguish,
a day of (D)ruin and devastation,
(E)a day of darkness and gloom,
(F)a day of clouds and thick darkness,
16 (G)a day of trumpet blast and battle cry
(H)against the fortified cities
and against the lofty battlements.
17 (I)I will bring distress on mankind,
so that they shall walk (J)like the blind,
because they have sinned against the Lord;
(K)their blood shall be poured out like dust,
and their flesh (L)like dung.
18 (M)Neither their silver nor their gold
shall be able to deliver them
on the day of the wrath of the Lord.
(N)In the fire of his jealousy,
(O)all the earth shall be consumed;
(P)for a full and sudden end
he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.
Zephaniah 1:14-18
Holman Christian Standard Bible
14 The great Day of the Lord is near,(A)
near and rapidly approaching.
Listen, the Day of the Lord—
then the warrior’s cry is bitter.
15 That day is a day of wrath,
a day of trouble and distress,
a day of destruction and desolation,
a day of darkness(B) and gloom,
a day of clouds and blackness,(C)
16 a day of trumpet blast and battle cry
against the fortified cities,
and against the high corner towers.
17 I will bring distress on mankind,
and they will walk like the blind(D)
because they have sinned against the Lord.
Their blood will be poured out like dust
and their flesh like dung.
18 Their silver and their gold
will not be able to rescue them
on the day of the Lord’s wrath.(E)
The whole earth will be consumed
by the fire of His jealousy.(F)
For He will make a complete,
yes, a horrifying end
of all the inhabitants of the earth.
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