Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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 Their wealth will become a spoil, and their houses a desolation. Yes, they will build houses, but won't inhabit them. They will plant vineyards, but won't drink their wine. 14 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. 15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of trouble and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,
Names
Cross References
Joel 2:11
The LORD thunders his voice before his army; for his forces are very great; for he is strong who obeys his command; for the day of the LORD is great and very awesome, and who can endure it?
Zephaniah 1:7
Be silent at the presence of the Lord GOD, for the day of the LORD is at hand. For the LORD has prepared a sacrifice. He has consecrated his guests.
Ezekiel 7:12
The time has come, the day draws near: do not let the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn; for wrath is on all its multitude.
Isaiah 33:7
Behold, their valiant ones cry outside; the ambassadors of peace 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; it shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations.
Malachi 4:5
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.
Isaiah 15:4
Heshbon cries out with Elealeh. Their voice is heard even to Jahaz. Therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud. Their souls tremble within them.
Isaiah 22:4-5
Therefore I said, "Look away from me. I will weep bitterly. Do not labor to comfort me for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Isaiah 66:6
A voice of tumult from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that renders recompense to his enemies.
Jeremiah 25:36
A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and the wailing of the principal of the flock. For the LORD lays waste their pasture.
Jeremiah 48:41
Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are seized, and the heart of the mighty men of Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Ezekiel 7:6-7
An end has come, the end has come; it awakes against you; behold, it comes.
Ezekiel 12:23
Tell them therefore, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel'; but tell them, 'The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision.
Joel 1:15
Alas for the day. For the day of the LORD is at hand, and it will come as destruction from Shaddai.
Joel 2:1
Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm on my holy mountain. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming, for it is near.
Joel 2:31
The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.
Joel 3:16
The LORD will roar from Zion, and thunder from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth will shake; but the LORD will be a refuge to his people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel.
Amos 8:2
He said, "Amos, what do you see?" I said, "A basket of summer fruit." Then the LORD said to me, "The end has come on my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more.
Zephaniah 1:10
In that day, says the LORD, there will be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills.
Acts 2:20
The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.
Philippians 4:5
Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is near.
1 Thessalonians 4:16
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with God's trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first,
Hebrews 12:26
whose voice shook the earth then, but now he has promised, saying, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens."
James 5:9
Do not grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won't be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door.
2 Peter 2:3
In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old does not linger, and their destruction is not asleep.
Revelation 6:15-17
The kings of the earth, the princes, the commanding officers, the rich, the strong, and every slave and free person, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains.