Zephaniah 1:7

Zephaniah · Old Testament · Chapter 1

“Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.”Zephaniah 1:7

What Does Zephaniah 1:7 Mean?

Zephaniah 1:7 is found in the book of Zephaniah, chapter 1, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Zephaniah 1:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Habakkuk 2:20“But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.”Zechariah 2:13“Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.”Ezekiel 39:17“And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.”Zephaniah 1:14“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.”Isaiah 34:6“The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.”Jeremiah 46:10“For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.”Isaiah 13:6“Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.”1 Samuel 16:5“And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.”Isaiah 2:12“For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:”Ezekiel 30:3“For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.”Joel 2:31“The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.”Amos 5:18“Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.”Matthew 22:4“Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.”Psalms 76:8“Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,”Isaiah 6:5“Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.”Ezekiel 7:7“The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains.”Ezekiel 7:10“Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.”Joel 2:11“And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?”Amos 6:10“And a man’s uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.”Malachi 4:1“For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.”

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