Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Be silent before the Lord God!
For the day of the Lord is near,
For the Lord has prepared a sacrifice,
He has consecrated His guests.

King James Version

Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.

Holman Bible

Be silent in the presence of the Lord God,
for the Day of the Lord is near.
Indeed, the Lord has prepared a sacrifice;
He has consecrated His guests.

International Standard Version

Remain silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, because the Day of the LORD approaches, and because the LORD has prepared a sacrifice for those whom he has invited to be consecrated.

A Conservative Version

Hold thy peace at the presence of lord LORD, for the day of LORD is at hand. For LORD has prepared a sacrifice. He has consecrated his guests.

American Standard Version

Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord Jehovah; for the day of Jehovah is at hand: for Jehovah hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath consecrated his guests.

Amplified


[Hush!] Be silent before the Lord God [there is no acceptable excuse to offer]!
For the day [of the vengeance] of the Lord is near,
For the Lord has prepared a sacrifice (Judah),
He has set apart [for His use] those who have accepted His invitation [the Chaldeans who rule Babylon].

Bible in Basic English

Let there be no sound before the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is near: for the Lord has made ready an offering, he has made his guests holy.

Darby Translation

Be silent at the presence of the Lord Jehovah; for the day of Jehovah is at hand; for Jehovah hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath hallowed his guests.

Julia Smith Translation

Be silent from the face of the Lord Jehovah: for the day of Jehovah is near, for Jehovah prepared a swam he consecrated his called ones.

King James 2000

Hold your peace 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 bidden his guests.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Be silent before the Lord Yahweh, for the day of Yahweh draws near, for Yahweh has provided a sacrifice and has consecrated his guests.

Modern King James verseion

Be silent before the face of the Lord Jehovah, for the day of Jehovah is at hand. For Jehovah has appointed a sacrifice; He has consecrated His called ones.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Be still at the presence of the LORD God, for the day of the LORD is at hand: yea, the LORD hath prepared a slain offering, and called his guests thereto.

NET Bible

Be silent before the Lord God, for the Lord's day of judgment is almost here. The Lord has prepared a sacrificial meal; he has ritually purified his guests.

New Heart English Bible

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.

The Emphasized Bible

Hush! at the presence of My Lord, Yahweh, - for, near, is the day of Yahweh, for Yahweh hath prepared his sacrifice, hath hallowed his guests.

Webster

Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath invited his guests.

World English Bible

Be silent at the presence of the Lord Yahweh, for the day of Yahweh is at hand. For Yahweh has prepared a sacrifice. He has consecrated his guests.

Youngs Literal Translation

Hush! because of the Lord Jehovah, For near is a day of Jehovah, For prepared hath Jehovah a sacrifice, He hath sanctified His invited ones.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
at the presence
פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

of the Lord
אדני 
'Adonay 

Usage: 438
Usage: 0

God
יהוה 
Y@hovih 
Usage: 302

for the day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

is at hand
קרב קרוב 
Qarowb 
Usage: 77

for the Lord

Usage: 0

זבח 
Zebach 
Usage: 162

he hath bid
קדשׁ 
Qadash 
Usage: 171

Context Readings

Judah's Impending Judgment

6 The same for those who have turned back from following Jehovah, and those who have not sought Jehovah or inquired of Him. 7 Be silent before the Lord God!
For the day of the Lord is near,
For the Lord has prepared a sacrifice,
He has consecrated His guests.
8 On that day of Jehovah's sacrifice, said Jehovah, I will punish the officials, the king's sons, and all who practice foreign customs.



Cross References

Isaiah 34:6

Jehovah's sword is covered with blood. It is covered with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of rams' kidneys. Jehovah will receive a sacrifice in Bozrah, a huge slaughter in the land of Edom.

Jeremiah 46:10

That day belongs to Jehovah of Hosts. It is a day of vengeance when he will take revenge on his enemies. His sword will devour until it has had enough, and it will drink their blood until it is full. The Almighty Jehovah of Hosts will offer them as sacrifices in the north by the Euphrates River.

Habakkuk 2:20

Jehovah is in his Holy Temple. Let all the earth be silent before him.

Zephaniah 1:14

The great Day of Jehovah is near. It is near and coming quickly. Listen! The mighty man will cry out bitterly on the Day of Jehovah.

1 Samuel 16:5

Greetings, he replied, I have come to sacrifice to Jehovah. Perform the ceremonies to make yourselves holy, and come with me to the sacrifice. He performed the ceremonies for Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.

Zechariah 2:13

Be silent, all flesh, before Jehovah, for he is aroused out of his holy dwelling.

Isaiah 2:12

All who are proud will be humbled. Jehovah of Hosts will have his day against all who are arrogant and conceited.

Isaiah 13:6

Shout (wail) (howl) for the Day of Jehovah is near! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.

1 Samuel 2:9-10

He guards the feet of his holy ones. The wicked are silenced in darkness. Man will not prevail by strength.

1 Samuel 20:26

Saul was in deep thought. So he did not say anything that day. Something must have happened to make David unfit to be at the Festival. Yes, something must have happened.

Job 40:4-5

I am so insignificant. How can I answer you? I will put my hand over my mouth.

Psalm 46:10

Cease your endeavors and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations! I will be glorified in the earth!

Psalm 76:8-9

You caused judgment to be heard from heaven. The earth feared and was still

Proverbs 9:1-6

Wisdom built her house. She carved her seven pillars.

Isaiah 6:5

Woe to me! I cried. I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips (a sinner) and I live among a people of unclean (filthy) lips (speech) (language). My eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of Hosts.

Ezekiel 7:7

Doom has come upon you who dwell in the land. The time has come, the day is near. There is panic, not joy, upon the mountains.

Ezekiel 7:10

The day is here! It has come! Doom has burst forth. The rod has budded, and arrogance has blossomed!

Ezekiel 39:17-20

As for you, son of man, the Lord Jehovah says: 'Speak to every kind of bird and to every beast of the field: Assemble and come, gather from every side to my sacrifice that I am going to sacrifice for you. It is a great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel, that you may eat flesh and drink blood.

Joel 2:1-2

Blow the trumpet in Zion! Sound an alarm in my holy mountain. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble for the day of Jehovah comes. It is near!

Joel 2:11

Jehovah speaks before his army. His camp is very great! He is strong that executes his word. The Day of Jehovah is great and very terrible! Who can endure it?

Joel 2:31

The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible (awesome) Day of Jehovah comes!

Amos 5:18-20

Woe to you who desire the day of Jehovah! What will the day of Jehovah mean to you? It is darkness, and not light.

Amos 6:10

When a man's uncle takes the body to be burned and brings the bones out of the house he will say to the innermost parts of the house: 'Is there yet any one here?' And he will say, 'No.' Then he will say: 'Hold your peace. We may not make mention of the name of Jehovah.'

Malachi 4:1

Jehovah of Hosts proclaims: The day is coming when all arrogant and evil people will burn like stubble. On that day they will burn up and there will be nothing left of them, either root or bough.

Matthew 22:4

Again he sent out other servants with orders to say to the guests, 'I have prepared my feast. Oxen and fat livestock are butchered and everything is ready, so come to the feast.'

Luke 14:16-17

Jesus said: There was a man who gave a great feast to which he invited many people.

Romans 3:19

We know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those under the law. Every mouth may be stopped and the entire world may become liable to God for punishment.

Romans 9:20

Yes, but you, O man, who are you to answer back to God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it: Why have you made me this way? (Isaiah 45:9)

Philippians 4:5

Let your gentleness (mildness) (moderation) be known to all men for the Lord is near.

Colossians 1:12

Give thanks to the Father, who made us partakers of the inheritance of the holy ones in the light.

2 Peter 3:10-12

The day of Jehovah will come as a thief. The heavens will pass away with a great noise. The elements shall be dissolved with intense heat. And the earth and the works in it will be burned up (destroyed). (Joel 2:31) (Zephaniah 1:14)

Revelation 19:17-18

Then I saw an angel standing in the sun. He cried with a loud voice to all the fowls that fly in midheaven: Come and gather yourselves together to the supper of the great God;

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