Sofonias 1

14 *Jer. 30:7; Joel 2:1, 11The great day of the Lordis near;

Itis near and hastens quickly.

The noise of the day of the Lord is bitter;

There the mighty men shall cry out.

15 *Is. 22:5That 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,

16 A day of *Is. 27:13; Jer. 4:19trumpet and alarm

Against the fortified cities

And against the high towers.

17 "I will bring distress upon men,

And they shall *Deut. 28:29walk like blind men,

Because they have sinned against the Lord;

Their blood shall be poured out like dust,

And their flesh like refuse."

18 *Ezek. 7:19Neither 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 will make speedy riddance

Of all those who dwell in the land.