Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version That day will be 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— New Living Translation It will be a day when the LORD’s anger is poured out— a day of terrible distress and anguish, a day of ruin and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, English Standard Version A day of wrath is that day, a day of distress and anguish, a day of ruin and devastation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness, 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, King James Bible 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, New King James Version That day is a day of wrath, A day of trouble and distress, A day of devastation and desolation, A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness, New American Standard Bible That day is a day of anger, A day of trouble and distress, A day of destruction and desolation, A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness, NASB 1995 A day of wrath is that day, A day of trouble and distress, A day of destruction and desolation, A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness, NASB 1977 A day of wrath is that day, A day of trouble and distress, A day of destruction and desolation, A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness, Legacy Standard Bible A day of fury is that day, A day of trouble and distress, A day of destruction and desolation, A day of darkness and thick darkness, A day of clouds and dense gloom, Amplified Bible That day is a day of [the outpouring of the] wrath [of God], A day of trouble and distress, A day of destruction and devastation, A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness, Christian Standard Bible That day is 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 total darkness, Holman Christian Standard Bible That day is 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, Contemporary English Version It will be a time of anger--of trouble and torment, of disaster and destruction, of darkness and despair, of storm clouds and shadows, English Revised 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, GOD'S WORD® Translation That day will be a day of overflowing fury, a day of trouble and distress, a day of devastation and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and overcast skies, Good News Translation It will be a day of fury, a day of trouble and distress, a day of ruin and destruction, a day of darkness and gloom, a black and cloudy day, International Standard Version That day will be filled with wrath, a day of trouble and tribulation, a day of desolation and devastation, a day of doom and gloom, a day of clouds and shadows, Majority 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, NET Bible That day will be a day of God's anger, a day of distress and hardship, a day of devastation and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and dark skies, New Heart English Bible 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, Webster's Bible Translation That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasting and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, World English Bible 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, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionA day of wrath [is] that day, "" A day of adversity and distress, "" A day of devastation and desolation, "" A day of darkness and gloominess, "" A day of cloud and thick darkness, Young's Literal Translation A day of wrath is that day, A day of adversity and distress, A day of waste and desolation, A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of cloud and thick darkness. Smith's Literal Translation A day of wrath, that day a day of straits and distress, a day of storm and desolation, a day of darkness and thick darkness, a day of cloud and gloom, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThat day is a day of wrath, a day of tribulation and distress, a day of calamity and misery, a day of darkness and obscurity, a day of clouds and whirlwinds, Catholic Public Domain Version That day is a day of wrath, a day of tribulation and anguish, a day of calamity and misery, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and whirlwinds, New American Bible A day of wrath is that day, a day of distress and anguish, a day of ruin and desolation, A day of darkness and gloom, a day of thick black clouds, New Revised Standard Version That day will be a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of ruin and devastation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThat day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of confusion and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The day is of wrath, the day is the day of trouble and of adversity; the day is of trouble and of destruction; the day is of darkness and of thick darkness; the day is of cloud and of dark fog! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917That 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, Brenton Septuagint Translation A mighty day of wrath is that day, a day of affliction and distress, a day of desolation and destruction, a day of gloominess and darkness, a day of cloud and vapour, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Day of the LORD…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.… Cross References Joel 2:1-2 Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near— / a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come. Amos 5:18-20 Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light. / It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake. / Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it? Isaiah 13:9-11 Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming—cruel, with fury and burning anger—to make the earth a desolation and to destroy the sinners within it. / For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. / I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless. Ezekiel 30:2-3 “Son of man, prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Wail, ‘Alas for that day!’ / For the day is near, the Day of the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations. Jeremiah 30:7 How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it. Malachi 4:1 “For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.” Matthew 24:29-30 Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ / At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Revelation 6:12-17 And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, / and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. / The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. ... Isaiah 34:8 For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion. Lamentations 2:22 You summoned my terrors on every side, as for the day of an appointed feast. In the day of the LORD’s anger no one escaped or survived; my enemy has destroyed those I nurtured and reared. Obadiah 1:15 For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head. Nahum 1:6 Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him. Luke 21:25-26 There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. / Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3 For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. 2 Peter 3:10 But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare. Treasury of Scripture That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of devastation and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, is. Zephaniah 1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land. Zephaniah 2:2 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you. 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. a day of darkness. Job 3:4-8 Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it… Joel 2:2,11 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… Jump to Previous Adversity Anguish Blackness Cloud Clouds Dark Darkness Deep Desolation Destruction Devastation Distress Gloom Gloominess Gross Night Ruin Shade Sorrow Thick Trouble Waste Wasteness Wasting WrathJump to Next Adversity Anguish Blackness Cloud Clouds Dark Darkness Deep Desolation Destruction Devastation Distress Gloom Gloominess Gross Night Ruin Shade Sorrow Thick Trouble Waste Wasteness Wasting WrathZephaniah 1 1. The time when Zephaniah prophesied.2. God's severe judgments against Judah. That day The phrase "that day" is a recurring theme in the prophetic literature, often referring to the "Day of the Lord." In Hebrew, "yom" (day) signifies a specific time of divine intervention. This day is not just a 24-hour period but a significant time when God will execute judgment and fulfill His purposes. Historically, this concept is rooted in the understanding that God is sovereign over time and history, and there will be a definitive moment when He will act decisively. 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 Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Thatהַה֑וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day will be י֥וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day a day הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day of wrath, עֶבְרָ֖ה (‘eḇ·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5678: Overflow, arrogance, fury a day י֧וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day of trouble צָרָ֣ה (ṣā·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6869: Tightness, a female rival and distress, וּמְצוּקָ֗ה (ū·mə·ṣū·qāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4691: Narrowness, trouble a day י֤וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day of destruction שֹׁאָה֙ (šō·’āh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7722: A tempest, devastation and desolation, וּמְשׁוֹאָ֔ה (ū·mə·šō·w·’āh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4875: Desolation a day י֥וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day of darkness חֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ (ḥō·šeḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness and gloom, וַאֲפֵלָ֔ה (wa·’ă·p̄ê·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 653: Duskiness, misfortune, concealment a day י֥וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day of clouds עָנָ֖ן (‘ā·nān) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6051: A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud and blackness, וַעֲרָפֶֽל׃ (wa·‘ă·rā·p̄el) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6205: Cloud, heavy cloud Links Zephaniah 1:15 NIVZephaniah 1:15 NLT Zephaniah 1:15 ESV Zephaniah 1:15 NASB Zephaniah 1:15 KJV Zephaniah 1:15 BibleApps.com Zephaniah 1:15 Biblia Paralela Zephaniah 1:15 Chinese Bible Zephaniah 1:15 French Bible Zephaniah 1:15 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Zephaniah 1:15 That day is a day of wrath (Zeph. 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