Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Zephaniah 1:15 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Zephaniah 1:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Zephaniah chapter 1 verse 15 to related passages throughout the 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,”
Zephaniah 1:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Zephaniah 1:15
That day is a day of wrath (יוֹם עֶבְרָה yom evrah)—Zephaniah's sevenfold repetition of 'day' (יוֹם yom) creates a drumbeat of doom describing the Day of the LORD. The Latin hymn Dies Irae draws directly from this verse's apocalyptic imagery.Darkness and gloominess (חֹשֶׁךְ וַאֲפֵלָה choshek va'afelah)—This echoes the ninth plague of Egypt (Exodus 10:22) and Joel's locust judgment (Joel 2:2), establishing the Day of the LORD as a cosmic undoing of creation's light. The clouds and thick darkness (עָנָן וַעֲרָפֶל anan va'arafel) recall Sinai's theophany (Exodus 19:16), but here God comes not to ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Zephaniah 1:15
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“a day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn spreading on the mountains”
“and of treading down”
“so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.”
“that all things which are written may be fulfilled.”
“but the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy; for he will make an end”
“and the earth”
“and who can endure it?”
“before the fierce anger of Yahweh comes on you”