Zephaniah 1:7

The Day of the Lord Is Near

7 h Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD;
i For the day of the LORD is at hand,
For j the LORD has prepared a sacrifice;
He has 1 invited His guests.

  1. Cross References
    Habakkuk 2:20
    "But the LORD is in His holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before Him."
    Zechariah 2:13
    "Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD, for He is aroused from His holy habitation!"
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 13:6
    Wail, for the day of the LORD is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.
  3. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 28:26
    Your carcasses shall be food for all the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and no one shall frighten them away.
    Isaiah 34:6
    The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, It is made overflowing with fatness, With the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
    Jeremiah 46:10
    For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, A day of vengeance, That He may avenge Himself on His adversaries. The sword shall devour; It shall be satiated and made drunk with their blood; For the Lord GOD of hosts has a sacrifice In the north country by the River Euphrates.
    Ezekiel 39:17 - 19
    And as for you, son of man, thus says the Lord GOD, 'Speak to every sort of bird and to every beast of the field: "Assemble yourselves and come; Gather together from all sides to My sacrificial meal Which I am sacrificing for you, A great sacrificial meal on the mountains of Israel, That you may eat flesh and drink blood.
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