Zephaniah 1:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zephaniah 1:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zephaniah 1:18 is a verse from the book of Zephaniah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land sha..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zephaniah 1:18 — KJV
“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 1:18 (KJV)
Zephaniah 1:18 in Context — About the Book of Zephaniah
Zephaniah sweeps from cosmic judgment to one of the tenderest verses in the Bible: the Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves; He will rejoice over you with singing. The day of the Lord clears the ground so restored people can hear God sing.
Cross-References for Zephaniah 1:18
“They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity. removed: Heb. for a separation, or, uncleanness it is...: or, their iniquity is their stumblingblock”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 1:18: neither, silver, gold
“When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 1:18: neither, nor, able
“Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 1:18: day, lord, devoured
“And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. commandments: Heb. words”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 1:18: neither, nor, able
“And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 1:18: neither, lord, land
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