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href="/bsb/zephaniah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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, <a href="/kjv/zephaniah/1.htm">King James Bible</a> 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, <a href="/nkjv/zephaniah/1.htm">New King James Version</a> 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, <a href="/nasb_/zephaniah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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, <a href="/nasb/zephaniah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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, <a href="/nasb77/zephaniah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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, <a href="/lsb/zephaniah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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, <a href="/amp/zephaniah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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, <a href="/csb/zephaniah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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, <a href="/hcsb/zephaniah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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, <a href="/asv/zephaniah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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, <a href="/cev/zephaniah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> It will be a time of anger--of trouble and torment, of disaster and destruction, of darkness and despair, of storm clouds and shadows, <a href="/erv/zephaniah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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, <a href="/gwt/zephaniah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 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, <a href="/gnt/zephaniah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> 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, <a href="/isv/zephaniah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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, <a href="/msb/zephaniah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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, <a href="/net/zephaniah/1.htm">NET Bible</a> 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, <a href="/nheb/zephaniah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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, <a href="/wbt/zephaniah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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, <a href="/web/zephaniah/1.htm">World English Bible</a> 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, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/zephaniah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> A 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, <a href="/ylt/zephaniah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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. <a href="/slt/zephaniah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> 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,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/zephaniah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> That 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, <a href="/cpdv/zephaniah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> 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, <a href="/nabre/zephaniah/1.htm">New American Bible</a> 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, <a href="/nrsvce/zephaniah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/zephaniah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> That 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, <a href="/hpbt/zephaniah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> 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!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/zephaniah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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, <a href="/sep/zephaniah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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, <a href="/parallel/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T0cd_1JKnyY?start=163" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/zephaniah/1.htm">The Day of the LORD</a> …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. 15<a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">That</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">a day</a> <a href="/hebrew/5678.htm" title="5678: ‘eḇ·rāh (N-fs) -- Overflow, arrogance, fury. Feminine of eber; an outburst of passion.">of wrath,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">a day</a> <a href="/hebrew/6869.htm" title="6869: ṣā·rāh (N-fs) -- Tightness, a female rival. Feminine of tsar; tightness; transitively, a female rival.">of trouble</a> <a href="/hebrew/4691.htm" title="4691: ū·mə·ṣū·qāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Straits, stress. Or mtsuqah; feminine of matsuwq; narrowness, i.e. trouble.">and distress,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">a day</a> <a href="/hebrew/7722.htm" title="7722: šō·’āh (N-fs) -- Perhaps a ravage. Or showtah; or shoah; from an unused root meaning to rush over; a tempest; by implication, devastation.">of destruction</a> <a href="/hebrew/4875.htm" title="4875: ū·mə·šō·w·’āh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Desolation. Or mshoah; from the same as show'; ruin, abstractly or concretely.">and desolation,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">a day</a> <a href="/hebrew/2822.htm" title="2822: ḥō·šeḵ (N-ms) -- From chashak; the dark; hence darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.">of darkness</a> <a href="/hebrew/653.htm" title="653: wa·’ă·p̄ê·lāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Darkness, gloominess, calamity. Feminine of 'aphel; duskiness, figuratively, misfortune; concrete, concealment.">and gloom,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">a day</a> <a href="/hebrew/6051.htm" title="6051: ‘ā·nān (N-ms) -- A cloud mass, cloud. From anan; a cloud, i.e. The nimbus or thunder-cloud.">of clouds</a> <a href="/hebrew/6205.htm" title="6205: wa·‘ă·rā·p̄el (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Cloud, heavy cloud. Probably from araph; gloom.">and blackness,</a> 16a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1-2</a> 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. <a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18-20</a> 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? <a href="/isaiah/13-9.htm">Isaiah 13:9-11</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/30-2.htm">Ezekiel 30:2-3</a> “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. <a href="/jeremiah/30-7.htm">Jeremiah 30:7</a> 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. <a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">Malachi 4:1</a> “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.” <a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29-30</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12-17</a> 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. ... <a href="/isaiah/34-8.htm">Isaiah 34:8</a> For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion. <a href="/lamentations/2-22.htm">Lamentations 2:22</a> 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. <a href="/obadiah/1-15.htm">Obadiah 1:15</a> 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. <a href="/nahum/1-6.htm">Nahum 1:6</a> Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him. <a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Luke 21:25-26</a> 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. <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2-3</a> 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. <a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a> 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.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.<a href="/zephaniah/1-18.htm">Zephaniah 1:18</a> 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.<a href="/zephaniah/2-2.htm">Zephaniah 2:2</a> 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.<a href="/isaiah/22-5.htm">Isaiah 22:5</a> 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.<a href="/job/3-4.htm">Job 3:4-8</a> Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it… <a href="/joel/2-2.htm">Joel 2:2,11</a> 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… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/30-7.htm">Adversity</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-7.htm">Anguish</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Blackness</a> <a href="/nahum/1-3.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-10.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/micah/3-6.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/nahum/1-8.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-10.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-17.htm">Devastation</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-7.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/amos/5-20.htm">Gloom</a> <a href="/joel/2-2.htm">Gloominess</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-16.htm">Gross</a> <a href="/micah/3-6.htm">Night</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-10.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/jonah/4-6.htm">Shade</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-7.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-6.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-16.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Wasteness</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-3.htm">Wasting</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-12.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/hebrews/13-3.htm">Adversity</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-5.htm">Anguish</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-18.htm">Blackness</a> <a href="/matthew/17-5.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-17.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-6.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-11.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-4.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-5.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-6.htm">Devastation</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-17.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-18.htm">Gloom</a> <a href="/joel/2-2.htm">Gloominess</a> <a href="/matthew/13-15.htm">Gross</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-8.htm">Night</a> <a href="/haggai/1-4.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-8.htm">Shade</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-5.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-2.htm">Thick</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-17.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-2.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/job/30-3.htm">Wasteness</a> <a href="/haggai/2-17.htm">Wasting</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-18.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Zephaniah 1</div>1. <a href="/zephaniah/1-1.htm">The time when Zephaniah prophesied.</a> 2. <a href="/zephaniah/1-2.htm">God's severe judgments against Judah.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This concept is echoed in other scriptures such as <a href="/isaiah/13-9.htm">Isaiah 13:9</a> and <a href="/joel/2-31.htm">Joel 2:31</a>, where the day is depicted as a time of divine retribution. The wrath of God is a response to the persistent rebellion and idolatry of the people, emphasizing His holiness and justice.a day of trouble and distress The terms "trouble" and "distress" highlight the intense suffering and anxiety that will accompany God's judgment. Historically, this can be linked to the Babylonian invasion and the subsequent exile of Judah, as seen in <a href="/2_kings/25.htm">2 Kings 25</a>. The language also foreshadows the ultimate tribulation described in the New Testament, particularly in <a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Revelation 6:15-17</a>, where humanity faces the consequences of rejecting God.a day of destruction and desolation "Destruction and desolation" convey the complete ruin that will befall the land and its people. This imagery is consistent with the prophetic warnings found in <a href="/jeremiah/4-20.htm">Jeremiah 4:20</a> and <a href="/ezekiel/7-25.htm">Ezekiel 7:25-27</a>, where the prophets speak of the land being laid waste due to the people's unfaithfulness. The desolation serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's covenant.a day of darkness and gloom "Darkness and gloom" symbolize the absence of God's favor and the presence of His judgment. This motif is prevalent in <a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18-20</a>, where the Day of the Lord is described as darkness rather than light. The imagery also connects to the plagues of Egypt, particularly the plague of darkness in <a href="/exodus/10-21.htm">Exodus 10:21-23</a>, serving as a type of divine judgment against sin.a day of clouds and blackness The "clouds and blackness" further emphasize the ominous nature of the coming judgment. In biblical literature, clouds often signify God's presence and power, as seen in <a href="/exodus/19-9.htm">Exodus 19:9</a> during the giving of the Law at Sinai. However, in this context, they represent the impending doom and the obscuring of hope. This imagery is also reflected in the apocalyptic visions of <a href="/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13</a> and <a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a>, where clouds accompany the return of Christ, signifying both judgment and redemption.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/z/zephaniah.htm">Zephaniah</a> A prophet in the Old Testament, Zephaniah's ministry took place during the reign of King Josiah of Judah. He is known for his prophecies concerning the Day of the Lord and the coming judgment. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which is the primary audience of Zephaniah's prophecies. Judah was facing impending judgment due to its idolatry and disobedience to God. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the Lord</a> A significant theme in Zephaniah, referring to a future time when God will execute judgment on the nations, including Judah, for their sins.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_wrath.htm">Understanding God's Wrath</a> The verse highlights the reality of God's wrath against sin. It is crucial to recognize that God's judgment is a response to persistent disobedience and idolatry. <a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> The vivid imagery of destruction and desolation serves as a reminder of the seriousness of sin and the consequences it brings. Believers are called to examine their lives and repent. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_darkness.htm">Hope in Darkness</a> While the Day of the Lord is described as a day of darkness, believers can find hope in God's promise of restoration and redemption for those who turn to Him. <a href="/topical/u/urgency_of_repentance.htm">Urgency of Repentance</a> The impending judgment underscores the urgency for repentance and turning back to God. It is a call to live righteously and seek God's mercy. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_light_of_eternity.htm">Living in Light of Eternity</a> Understanding the reality of God's judgment should motivate believers to live with an eternal perspective, prioritizing spiritual growth and evangelism.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zephaniah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zephaniah 1</a> <a href="/q/any_evidence_of_amalekites'_destruction.htm">Are there any historical or archaeological records supporting the total destruction of the Amalekites described in 1 Samuel 15?</a> <a href="/q/isaiah_47_9__how_could_both_losses_occur_suddenly.htm">Isaiah 47:9 – How could both the sudden loss of children and widowhood happen in “a single day” without the record of any swift catastrophic event matching this description? </a> <a href="/q/does_isaiah_45_7_contradict_evil's_origin.htm">If Isaiah 45:7 claims God creates both light and darkness, does this contradict other passages suggesting evil originates solely from humanity or Satan? </a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_zephaniah_3_17_with_wrath.htm">How do we reconcile Zephaniah 3:17's depiction of a rejoicing God with earlier passages describing severe wrath and destruction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zephaniah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - That day is a day of wrath; Vulgate, Dies irae, dies illa, words which form the commencement of the famous hymn. The better to describe the terrible nature of the judgment, the prophet crowds together all available expressions of terror and calamity. First, it is a day when God's anger shall blaze forth (<a href="/isaiah/9-18.htm">Isaiah 9:18</a>). Of trouble and distress. In its effects upon sinners (<a href="/job/15-24.htm">Job 15:24</a>). Of wasteness and desolation. As if things returned to the primeval chaos (<a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a>; comp. <a href="/job/30-3.htm">Job 30:3</a>; <a href="/job/38-27.htm">Job 38:27</a>, where there is a similar combination; see note on Nahum 2:10). Of darkness and gloominess (<a href="/joel/2-2.htm">Joel 2:2</a>; <a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18, 20</a>). Of clouds and thick darkness (<a href="/deuteronomy/4-11.htm">Deuteronomy 4:11</a>; comp. <a href="/habakkuk/3-11.htm">Habakkuk 3:11</a>). <a href="/commentaries/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>That הַה֑וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day will be י֥וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day a day הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of wrath, עֶבְרָ֖ה (‘eḇ·rāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5678.htm">Strong's 5678: </a> Overflow, arrogance, fury a day י֧וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of trouble צָרָ֣ה (ṣā·rāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6869.htm">Strong's 6869: </a> Tightness, a female rival and distress, וּמְצוּקָ֗ה (ū·mə·ṣū·qāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4691.htm">Strong's 4691: </a> Narrowness, trouble a day י֤וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of destruction שֹׁאָה֙ (šō·’āh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7722.htm">Strong's 7722: </a> A tempest, devastation and desolation, וּמְשׁוֹאָ֔ה (ū·mə·šō·w·’āh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4875.htm">Strong's 4875: </a> Desolation a day י֥וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of darkness חֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ (ḥō·šeḵ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2822.htm">Strong's 2822: </a> The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness and gloom, וַאֲפֵלָ֔ה (wa·’ă·p̄ê·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_653.htm">Strong's 653: </a> Duskiness, misfortune, concealment a day י֥וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of clouds עָנָ֖ן (‘ā·nān) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6051.htm">Strong's 6051: </a> A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud and blackness, וַעֲרָפֶֽל׃ (wa·‘ă·rā·p̄el) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6205.htm">Strong's 6205: </a> Cloud, heavy cloud <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm">OT Prophets: Zephaniah 1:15 That day is a day of wrath (Zeph. 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