Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Near and coming very quickly;
Listen, the day of the Lord!
King James Version
The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
Holman Bible
near and rapidly approaching.
Listen, the Day of the Lord—
then the warrior’s cry is bitter.
International Standard Version
"The great Day of the LORD approaches How it comes, hurrying faster and faster! The sound of the Day of the LORD there includes the bitter cry of the mighty soldier.
A Conservative Version
The great day of LORD is near. It is near and hastens greatly, the voice of the day of LORD. The mighty man cries there bitterly.
American Standard Version
The great day of Jehovah is near, it is near and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of Jehovah; the mighty man crieth there bitterly.
Amplified
The great [judgment] day of the Lord is near,
Near and coming very quickly.
Listen! The [voice of the] day of the Lord!
The warrior cries out bitterly [unable to fight or to flee].
Bible in Basic English
The great day of the Lord is near, it is near and coming very quickly; the bitter day of the Lord is near, coming on more quickly than a man of war.
Darby Translation
The great day of Jehovah is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly. The voice of the day of Jehovah: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
Julia Smith Translation
The great day of Jehovah is near, it is near and hastening greatly, the voice of the day of Jehovah: the strong one cried there bitterly.
King James 2000
The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hastens quickly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: there the mighty man shall cry out bitterly.
Lexham Expanded Bible
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!
Modern King James verseion
The great day of Jehovah is near; it is near and rushing greatly, the voice of the day of Jehovah. The mighty man shall cry bitterly there.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For the great day of the LORD is at hand: it is heard by, and cometh on a pace. Horrible is the tidings of the LORD's day; then shall the giant cry out.
NET Bible
The Lord's great day of judgment is almost here; it is approaching very rapidly! There will be a bitter sound on the Lord's day of judgment; at that time warriors will cry out in battle.
New Heart English Bible
The great day of the LORD is near. It is near, and hurries greatly, the voice of the day of the LORD. The mighty man cries there bitterly.
The Emphasized Bible
Near is the great day of Yahweh, near, and very speedy, - The noise of the day of Yahweh, a strong man - there! - bitterly crying out!
Webster
The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
World English Bible
The great day of Yahweh is near. It is near, and hurries greatly, the voice of the day of Yahweh. The mighty man cries there bitterly.
Youngs Literal Translation
Near is the great day of Jehovah, Near, and hasting exceedingly, The noise of the day of Jehovah, Bitterly shriek there doth a mighty one.
Themes
Anger of God » Specially reserved for the day of wrath
Topics
Interlinear
Yowm
M@`od
Qowl
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Zephaniah 1:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judah's Impending Judgment
13
Therefore their goods shall become a spoil, and their houses a desolation: they shall build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
14
Near and coming very quickly;
Listen, the day of the Lord!
Names
Cross References
Joel 2:11
and the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for many are his camps and strong, that execute his word; for the day of the LORD is great, and very terrible; and who can abide it?
Zephaniah 1:7
Be silent before the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD has prepared a sacrifice, he has bid his guests.
Ezekiel 7:12
The time is come, the day draws near; do not let the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn; for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.
Isaiah 33:7
Behold, their ambassadors shall cry without: the messengers of peace shall weep bitterly.
Jeremiah 30:7
Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
Ezekiel 30:3
For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the Gentiles.
Malachi 4:5
Behold, I send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD:
Isaiah 15:4
And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz; therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; each one of them shall cry out for his soul.
Isaiah 22:4-5
Therefore I said, Leave me; I will weep bitterly; do not labour to comfort me of the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Isaiah 66:6
A voice of noise from the city, a voice of the temple, a voice of the LORD that renders recompense to his enemies.
Jeremiah 25:36
The voice of the cry of the shepherds and a howling of the principals of the flock shall be heard! For the LORD has spoiled their pasture.
Jeremiah 48:41
The cities are taken, and the strong holds are taken, and the mighty men's hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Ezekiel 7:6-7
An end is come, the end is come; it watches for thee; behold, it is come.
Ezekiel 12:23
Tell them therefore, Thus hath the Lord GOD said: I will make this saying to cease, and they shall not repeat this as a saying in Israel but say unto them, Those days have drawn nigh, and the fulfillment of every vision.
Joel 1:15
Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
Joel 2:1
Blow the shofar in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain; let all the inhabitants of the earth tremble for the day of the LORD comes, for it is near at hand;
Joel 2:31
The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood before the great and the terrible day of the LORD comes.
Joel 3:16
The LORD also shall roar out of Zion and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake; but the LORD will be the hope of his people and the strength of the sons of Israel.
Amos 8:2
And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass over them any more.
Zephaniah 1:10
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate and a howling from the school and a great destruction from the hills.
Acts 2:20
the sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood before that great and notable day of the Lord shall come;
Philippians 4:5
Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is near.
1 Thessalonians 4:16
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first;
Hebrews 12:26
whose voice then shook the earth; but now he has promised, saying, Yet even once, I shall shake not the earth only, but also the heaven.
James 5:9
Complain not one against another, brethren, that ye not be condemned: behold, the judge stands before the door.
2 Peter 2:3
and in covetousness they shall make merchandise of you with feigned words, upon whom the condemnation from a long time ago does not delay, and their perdition does not sleep.
Revelation 6:15-17
And the kings of the earth and the princes and the rich and the captains and the strong and every slave and every free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains