Zephaniah 1:18
Neither their silver nor yet their gold, shall be able to deliver them, in the day of the indignation of Yahweh, but, in the fire of his jealousy, shall the whole earth be consumed; For, a destruction, surely a terrible one, will he make, with all them who dwell in the earth.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Leviticus 26:33When, even you, I scatter among the nations, And make bare after you, a sword, Then shall your land become an astonishment, And your cities become a desolation.
Deuteronomy 31:17Then will mine anger kindle upon them in that day, and I will forsake them and will hide my face from them and they shall be consumed, and many calamities and misfortunes shall find them out,—and they will say, in that day, Is it not because my God is not in my midst, that these calamities have found me out?
Deuteronomy 32:22For, a fire, is kindled in mine anger, And shall burn as far as hades beneath,—And consume the earth with her produce, And set ablaze the foundations of the mountains:
Job 3:15Or with rulers possessing, gold,—Who had filled their houses with silver:
Psalms 49:6As for them who are trusting in their wealth,—And, in the abundance of their riches, do boast themselves,
Psalms 78:58And provoked him to anger with their high places, And, with their images, used to move him to jealousy.
Matthew Henry on Zephaniah 1:15-18
Judgment Predicted. ( b. c. 612.) 14 The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord : the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. 15 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, 16 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers. 17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men,… Read the whole commentary →