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Zephaniah 1:14

The 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.

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ASV

The 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.

KJV

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.

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
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 →

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Revelation 22:12“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.Revelation 3:11I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.Ezekiel 30:3For 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.Malachi 4:5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.Zephaniah 1:7Be 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.1 Thessalonians 4:16For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.Isaiah 15:4Heshbon and Elealeh cry out; their voices are heard as far as Jahaz. Therefore the soldiers of Moab cry out; their souls tremble within.Joel 2:11The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?Isaiah 33:7Behold, their valiant ones cry aloud in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly.Ezekiel 7:12The time has come; the day has arrived. Let the buyer not rejoice and the seller not mourn, for wrath is upon the whole multitude.Isaiah 22:4–5Therefore I said, “Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly! Do not try to console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”Acts 2:20The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.2 Peter 2:3In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.James 5:9Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!Ezekiel 7:6–7The end has come! The end has come! It has roused itself against you. Behold, it has come!Joel 1:15Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.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.”Joel 2:31The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.

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