Zephaniah

Zephaniah 1:14–16

14The 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.

15That 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,

16a day of horn blast and battle cry

against the fortified cities,

and against the high corner towers.

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Zephaniah 1:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The greatהַגָּד֔וֹלhag·gā·ḏō·wlArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH1419 great
Dayיוֹם־yō·wm-Noun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
is nearקָר֤וֹבqā·rō·wḇAdjective - masculine singularH7138 near
nearקָר֖וֹבqā·rō·wḇAdjective - masculine singularH7138 near
and comingוּמַהֵ֣רū·ma·hêrConjunctive waw; AdverbH4118 hurrying, in a hurry
quicklyמְאֹ֑דmə·’ōḏAdverbH3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
Listenק֚וֹלqō·wlNoun - masculine singular constructH6963 sound, voice
the Dayי֣וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Thenשָׁ֥םšāmAdverbH8033 there, thither
the cryצֹרֵ֖חַṣō·rê·aḥVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH6873 cry, roar
of the mightyגִּבּֽוֹר׃gib·bō·wrAdjective - masculine singularH1368 strong, mighty
will be bitterמַ֥רmarAdjective - masculine singularH4751 bitter, bitterness

Zephaniah 1:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thatהַה֑וּאha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
day will beי֥וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
a dayהַיּ֣וֹםhay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
of wrathעֶבְרָ֖ה‘eḇ·rāhNoun - feminine singularH5678 overflow, arrogance, fury
a dayי֧וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of troubleצָרָ֣הṣā·rāhNoun - feminine singularH6869 id.
and distressוּמְצוּקָ֗הū·mə·ṣū·qāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH4691 id.
a dayי֤וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of destructionשֹׁאָה֙šō·’āhNoun - feminine singularH7722 ravage (?)
and desolationוּמְשׁוֹאָ֔הū·mə·šō·w·’āhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH4875 desolation
a dayי֥וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of darknessחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ḥō·šeḵNoun - masculine singularH2822 darkness, obscurity
and gloomוַאֲפֵלָ֔הwa·’ă·p̄ê·lāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH653 darkness, gloominess, calamity
a dayי֥וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of cloudsעָנָ֖ן‘ā·nānNoun - masculine singularH6051 cloud-mass, cloud
and blacknessוַעֲרָפֶֽל׃wa·‘ă·rā·p̄elConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH6205 cloud, heavy cloud

Zephaniah 1:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
a dayי֥וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of hornשׁוֹפָ֖רšō·w·p̄ārNoun - masculine singularH7782 horn
and battle cryוּתְרוּעָ֑הū·ṯə·rū·‘āhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH8643 shout or blast of war, alarm, or joy
againstעַ֚ל‘alPrepositionH5921 height
the fortifiedהַבְּצֻר֔וֹתhab·bə·ṣu·rō·wṯArticle; Adjective - feminine pluralH1219 cut off, make inaccessible
citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe·‘ā·rîmArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH5892 excitement
and againstוְעַ֖לwə·‘alConjunctive waw; PrepositionH5921 height
the highהַגְּבֹהֽוֹת׃hag·gə·ḇō·hō·wṯArticle; Adjective - feminine pluralH1364 high, exalted
corner towersהַפִּנּ֥וֹתhap·pin·nō·wṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH6438 corner

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Zephaniah 1:14 Malachi 4:5 · Ezekiel 30:3 · Zephaniah 1:7 · 1 Thessalonians 4:16 · Isaiah 15:4 · Ezekiel 7:12 · Isaiah 33:7 · Joel 2:11 · Acts 2:20 · James 5:9 · Isaiah 22:4–5 · Ezekiel 7:6–7

Zephaniah 1:15 Joel 2:2 · Isaiah 22:5 · Revelation 6:17

Zephaniah 1:16 Hosea 8:1 · Isaiah 2:12–15 · Isaiah 32:14 · Amos 3:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.