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Zephaniah 1:18

Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.

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ASV

Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of Jehovah’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all them that dwell in the land.

KJV

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.

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24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
גַּם־gam-neitherH1571 →
כַּסְפָּ֨םkas.Pamsilver theirH3701 →
גַּם־gam-norH1571 →
זְהָבָ֜םze.ha.Vamgold theirH2091 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
יוּכַ֣לyu.Khalit will be ableH3201 →
לְהַצִּילָ֗םle.ha.tzi.Lamto deliver themH5337 →
בְּיוֹם֙be.yOmon [the] day ofH3117 →
עֶבְרַ֣ת'ev.Rat[the] fury ofH5678 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וּבְאֵשׁ֙u.ve.'Eshand in [the] fire ofH784 →
קִנְאָת֔וֹkin.'a.Tojealousy hisH7068 →
תֵּאָכֵ֖לte.'a.Khelit will be consumedH398 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
כָלָ֤הkha.Lahcomplete destructionH3617 →
אַךְ־'akh-surelyH389 →
נִבְהָלָה֙niv.ha.Laha terrible [thing]H926 →
יַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.Sehhe will makeH6213 →
אֵ֥ת'etwithH854 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
יֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427 →
הָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzthe earthH776 →

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Matthew 6:19Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.Zephaniah 3:8Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.Ezekiel 7:19They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity.Proverbs 10:3The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.Deuteronomy 4:24For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.Proverbs 11:4Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.Jeremiah 9:23This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.Hebrews 10:27but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.Zephaniah 1:2–3“I will completely sweep away everything from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD.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.”Zephaniah 2:2before the decree takes effect and the day passes like chaff, before the burning anger of the LORD comes upon you, before the Day of the LORD’s anger comes upon you.Jeremiah 9:11“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”Matthew 16:26What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?Zephaniah 1:11Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off.Zephaniah 1:15That 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,James 5:1Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.Proverbs 18:11A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.Isaiah 42:13The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:

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