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
Lexham English Bible
14 The great day of Yahweh draws near;
it is near and coming very swiftly.
The sound of the day of Yahweh is bitterness;
there, a warrior cries out!
15 That day will be a day of wrath,
a day of trouble and distress,
a day of disaster and ruination,
a day of darkness and deep gloom,
a day of clouds[a] and thick clouds,[b]
16 a day of trumpet and trumpet blast
against the fortified cities
and against the high corner towers.
17 And I will bring distress to all humankind,
and they shall walk about like the blind,
for they sinned against Yahweh;
their blood shall be poured out like dust
and their entrails like dung.
18 Moreover, their silver and their gold
will not be able to save them
on the day of the wrath of Yahweh.
And in the fire of his zeal,
the whole land shall be consumed,
for a terrifying end he shall make
for all the inhabitants of the land.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:15 Hebrew “cloud”
- Zephaniah 1:15 Hebrew “cloud”
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