Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version That day will be 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— New Living Translation It will be a day when the LORD’s anger is poured out— a day of terrible distress and anguish, a day of ruin and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, English Standard Version A day of wrath is that day, 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, Berean Standard Bible 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, King James Bible 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, New King James Version 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, New American Standard Bible 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, NASB 1995 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, NASB 1977 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, Legacy Standard Bible 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, Amplified Bible 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, Christian Standard Bible 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, Holman Christian Standard Bible 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, American Standard Version 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, Aramaic Bible in Plain English 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! Brenton Septuagint Translation 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, Contemporary English Version It will be a time of anger--of trouble and torment, of disaster and destruction, of darkness and despair, of storm clouds and shadows, Douay-Rheims Bible 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, English Revised Version 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, GOD'S WORD® Translation 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, Good News Translation 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, International Standard Version 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, JPS Tanakh 1917 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, Literal Standard Version 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, Majority Standard Bible 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, New American Bible 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, NET Bible 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, New Revised Standard Version 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, New Heart English Bible 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, Webster's Bible Translation 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, World English Bible 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, Young's Literal Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Day of the LORD…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. 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, 16a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.… Cross References Matthew 24:29 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.' Deuteronomy 28:52 They will besiege all the cities throughout your land, until the high and fortified walls in which you trust have fallen. They will besiege all your cities throughout the land that the LORD your God has given you. Isaiah 8:22 Then they will look to the earth and see only distress and darkness and the gloom of anguish. And they will be driven into utter darkness. Isaiah 22:5 For the Lord GOD of Hosts has set a day of tumult and trampling and confusion in the Valley of Vision--of breaking down the walls and crying to the mountains. Joel 2:2 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. Joel 2:11 The 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? Joel 2:31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. Treasury of Scripture 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. Zephaniah 1:18 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. Zephaniah 2:2 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. Isaiah 22:5 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. Job 3:4-8 Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it… Joel 2:2,11 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… Jump to Previous Adversity Anguish Blackness Cloud Clouds Dark Darkness Deep Desolation Destruction Devastation Distress Gloom Gloominess Gross Night Ruin Shade Sorrow Thick Trouble Waste Wasteness Wasting WrathJump to Next Adversity Anguish Blackness Cloud Clouds Dark Darkness Deep Desolation Destruction Devastation Distress Gloom Gloominess Gross Night Ruin Shade Sorrow Thick Trouble Waste Wasteness Wasting WrathZephaniah 1 1. The time when Zephaniah prophesied.2. God's severe judgments against Judah. 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 (Isaiah 9:18). Of trouble and distress. In its effects upon sinners (Job 15:24). Of wasteness and desolation. As if things returned to the primeval chaos (Genesis 1:2; comp. Job 30:3; Job 38:27, where there is a similar combination; see note on Nahum 2:10). Of darkness and gloominess (Joel 2:2; Amos 5:18, 20). Of clouds and thick darkness (Deuteronomy 4:11; comp. Habakkuk 3:11). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Thatהַה֑וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day will be י֥וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day a day הַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day of wrath, עֶבְרָ֖ה (‘eḇ·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5678: Overflow, arrogance, fury a day י֧וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day of trouble צָרָ֣ה (ṣā·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6869: Tightness, a female rival and distress, וּמְצוּקָ֗ה (ū·mə·ṣū·qāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4691: Narrowness, trouble a day י֤וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day of destruction שֹׁאָה֙ (šō·’āh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7722: A tempest, devastation and desolation, וּמְשׁוֹאָ֔ה (ū·mə·šō·w·’āh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4875: Desolation a day י֥וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day of darkness חֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ (ḥō·šeḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness and gloom, וַאֲפֵלָ֔ה (wa·’ă·p̄ê·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 653: Duskiness, misfortune, concealment a day י֥וֹם (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day of clouds עָנָ֖ן (‘ā·nān) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6051: A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud and blackness, וַעֲרָפֶֽל׃ (wa·‘ă·rā·p̄el) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6205: Cloud, heavy cloud Links Zephaniah 1:15 NIVZephaniah 1:15 NLT Zephaniah 1:15 ESV Zephaniah 1:15 NASB Zephaniah 1:15 KJV Zephaniah 1:15 BibleApps.com Zephaniah 1:15 Biblia Paralela Zephaniah 1:15 Chinese Bible Zephaniah 1:15 French Bible Zephaniah 1:15 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Zephaniah 1:15 That day is a day of wrath (Zeph. 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