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Zephaniah 3:8

Therefore 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.

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ASV

Therefore wait ye for me, saith Jehovah, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger; for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

KJV

Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

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26 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לָכֵ֤ןla.Khen<to> thereforeH3651 →
חַכּוּ־cha.ku-waitH2442 →
לִי֙lifor me
נְאֻם־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
לְי֖וֹםle.Yomfor [the] dayH3117 →
קוּמִ֣יku.Mito arise IH6965 →
לְעַ֑דle.'Adfor bootyH5707 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
מִשְׁפָּטִי֩mish.pa.Tijudgment myH4941 →
לֶאֱסֹ֨ףle.'e.Sof[is] to gatherH622 →
גּוֹיִ֜םgo.YimnationsH1471 →
לְקָבְצִ֣יle.ka.ve.Tzito assemble IH6908 →
מַמְלָכ֗וֹתmam.la.KhotkingdomsH4467 →
לִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְlish.Pokhto pour outH8210 →
עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם'a.lei.Hemon themH5921 →
זַעְמִי֙za'.Miindignation myH2195 →
כֹּ֚לkolallH3605 →
חֲר֣וֹןcha.Ron[the] burning ofH2740 →
אַפִּ֔י'a.Pianger myH639 →
כִּ֚יkiforH3588 →
בְּאֵ֣שׁbe.'Eshin [the] fire ofH784 →
קִנְאָתִ֔יkin.'a.Tijealousy myH7068 →
תֵּאָכֵ֖לte.'a.Khelit will be consumedH398 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzthe earthH776 →

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Revelation 16:1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”Deuteronomy 4:24For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.Lamentations 3:25The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.Zephaniah 1:18Neither 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.Joel 3:2I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations as they divided up My land.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 45:5But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I will bring disaster on every living creature, declares the LORD, but wherever you go, I will grant your life as a spoil of war.”Zechariah 2:13Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”Psalms 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!Micah 7:7But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.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:2 Peter 3:10But 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.Psalms 79:5How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?Isaiah 31:2Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers.Haggai 2:22I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.Psalms 82:8Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.Habakkuk 2:3For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.Zechariah 14:2–3For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.

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