Zephaniah 1:15

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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,

Complete Jewish Bible:

That Day is a Day of fury, a Day of trouble and distress, a Day of waste and desolation, a Day of darkness and gloom, a Day of clouds and thick fog,

Berean Standard Bible:

That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,

American Standard Version:

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,

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

That day{H3117} is a day{H3117} of wrath{H5678}, a day{H3117} of trouble{H6869} and distress{H4691}, a day{H3117} of wasteness{H7722} and desolation{H4875}, a day{H3117} of darkness{H2822} and gloominess{H653}, a day{H3117} of clouds{H6051} and thick darkness{H6205},

Cross-References (KJV):

Joel 2:2

  • A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, [even] to the years of many generations.

Isaiah 22:5

  • For [it is] a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.

Revelation 6:17

  • For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Amos 5:18

  • Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end [is] it for you? the day of the LORD [is] darkness, and not light.

Amos 5:20

  • [Shall] not the day of the LORD [be] darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

2 Peter 3:7

  • But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

Luke 21:22

  • For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

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Commentary for Zephaniah 1:15

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H3117
    There are 1931 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: יוֹם
    Transliteration: yôwm
    Pronunciation: yome
    Description: from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
  2. Strong's Number: H5678
    There are 34 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עֶבְרָה
    Transliteration: ʻebrâh
    Pronunciation: eb-raw'
    Description: feminine of עֵבֶר; an outburst of passion; anger, rage, wrath.
  3. Strong's Number: H6869
    There are 72 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צָרָה
    Transliteration: tsârâh
    Pronunciation: tsaw-raw'
    Description: feminine of צַר; tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival:; adversary, adversity, affliction, anguish, distress, tribulation, trouble.
  4. Strong's Number: H4691
    There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מְצוּקָה
    Transliteration: mᵉtsûwqâh
    Pronunciation: mets-oo-kaw'
    Description: or מְצֻקָה; feminine of מָצוּק; narrowness, i.e. (figuratively) trouble; anguish, distress.
  5. Strong's Number: H7722
    There are 12 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שׁוֹא
    Transliteration: shôwʼ
    Pronunciation: sho
    Description: or (feminine) שׁוֹאָה; or שֹׁאָה; from an unused root meaning to rush over; a tempest; by implication, devastation; desolate(-ion), destroy, destruction, storm, wasteness.
  6. Strong's Number: H4875
    There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מְשׁוֹאָה
    Transliteration: mᵉshôwʼâh
    Pronunciation: meh-o-aw'
    Description: or מְשֹׁאָה; from the same as שׁוֹא; (a) ruin, abstractly (the act) or concretely (the wreck); desolation, waste.
  7. Strong's Number: H2822
    There are 77 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חֹשֶׁךְ
    Transliteration: chôshek
    Pronunciation: kho-shek'
    Description: from חָשַׁךְ; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness; dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
  8. Strong's Number: H653
    There are 90 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֲפֵלָה
    Transliteration: ʼăphêlâh
    Pronunciation: af-ay-law'
    Description: feminine of אָפֵל; duskiness, figuratively, misfortune; concrete, concealment; dark, darkness, gloominess, [idiom] thick.
  9. Strong's Number: H6051
    There are 80 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עָנָן
    Transliteration: ʻânân
    Pronunciation: aw-nawn'
    Description: from עָנַן; a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud; cloud(-y).
  10. Strong's Number: H6205
    There are 15 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עֲרָפֶל
    Transliteration: ʻărâphel
    Pronunciation: ar-aw-fel'
    Description: probably from עָרַף; gloom (as of a lowering sky); (gross, thick) dark (cloud, -ness).