Zephaniah 1 · Verse 14

Zephaniah 1:14

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.
Zephaniah 1:14, King James Version

Zephaniah 1:14 in other translations

BSBThe great Day of the LORD is near— near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.
WEBThe 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.
ASVThe 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.
YLTNear is the great day of Jehovah, Near, and hasting exceedingly, The noise of the day of Jehovah, Bitterly shriek there doth a mighty one.
DARBYThe 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.
BBEThe 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.
WebsterThe 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.

What does Zephaniah 1:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. voice of ... day of ... Lord--that is, Jehovah ushering in that day with a roar of vengeance against the guilty (Jr 25:30; Am 1:2). They who will not now heed (Zep 1:12) His voice by His prophets, must heed it when uttered by the avenging foe. mighty ... shall cry ... bitterly--in hopeless despair; the might on which Jerusalem now prides itself, shall then fail utterly.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 The great day of the Lord is near - It commenced with the death of the good king Josiah, who was slain by Pharaoh-necho at Megiddo, and continued to the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Zephaniah 1:14-18
This warning of approaching destruction, is enough to make the sinners in Zion tremble; it refers to the great day of the Lord, the day in which he will show himself by taking vengeance on them. This day of the Lord is very near; it is a day of God's wrath, wrath to the utmost. It will be a day of trouble and distress to sinners. Let them not be laid asleep by the patience of God. What is a man profited if he gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? And what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Let us flee from the wrath to come, and choose the good part that shall never be taken from us; then we shall be prepared for every event; nothing shall separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Zephaniah 1:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

קָר֤וֹבka.Rov[is] nearH7138
יוֹם\־yom-[the] day ofH3117
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
הַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.Dol<the> greatH1419
קָר֖וֹבka.RovnearH7138
וּמַהֵ֣רu.ma.Herand hurryingH4118
מְאֹ֑דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966
ק֚וֹלKol[the] sound ofH6963
י֣וֹםYom[the] day ofH3117
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
מַ֥רmarbitterH4751
צֹרֵ֖חַtzo.Re.ach[is] shouting outH6873
שָׁ֥םshamthereH8033
גִּבּֽוֹר\׃gi.Bora warriorH1368

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Zephaniah 1:14

  • Malachi 4:5

    Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:

  • 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 heathen.

  • Zephaniah 1:7

    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.

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:16

    For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

  • 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; his life shall be grievous unto him.

  • Joel 2:11

    And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

  • Isaiah 33:7

    Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.

  • Ezekiel 7:12

    The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof.

  • James 5:9

    Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

  • Ezekiel 7:6-7

    An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come. The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains.

  • Acts 2:20

    The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:

  • 2 Peter 2:3

    And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
great.
7; Jer 30:7; Eze 30:3; Joe 2:1,11,31; Mal 4:5; Ac 2:20; Re 6:17
it is.
Eze 7:6,7,12; 12:23; Am 8:2; Php 4:5; Jas 5:9; 2Pe 2:3
even.
10; Isa 22:4,5; 66:6; Jer 25:36; Joe 2:11; 3:16; 1Th 4:16; Heb 12:26
the mighty.
Isa 15:4; 33:7; Jer 48:41; Re 6:15-17

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Context

  • Zephaniah 1:13

    Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.

  • Zephaniah 1:14

    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.

  • Zephaniah 1:15

    That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

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Zephaniah 1:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Cercano está el día grande de Jehová, cercano y muy presuroso; voz amarga del día de Jehová; gritará allí el valiente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Le grand jour de l’ Éternel est proche; il est proche et se hâte beaucoup. La voix du jour de l’ Éternel: l’homme vaillant poussera là des cris amers.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Nahe ist der große Tag Jehovas; er ist nahe und eilt sehr. Horch, der Tag Jehovas! bitterlich schreit dort der Held.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Juxta est dies Domini magnus: juxta est, et velox nimis. Vox diei Domini amara: tribulabitur ibi fortis.