Zephaniah 2:2
Zephaniah · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD’s anger come upon you.”Zephaniah 2:2
What Does Zephaniah 2:2 Mean?
Zephaniah 2:2 is found in the book of Zephaniah, chapter 2, verse 2 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 2:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Chronicles 16:11“Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.”Psalms 105:4“Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.”Nahum 1:6“Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.”Psalms 1:4“The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.”Isaiah 17:13“The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.”Lamentations 4:11“The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.”Hosea 13:3“Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.”2 Kings 22:16“Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:”Job 21:18“They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.”Zephaniah 1:18“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 3:8“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.”2 Chronicles 36:16“But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.”Jeremiah 4:4“Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.”2 Peter 3:4“And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”2 Kings 23:26“Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.”Psalms 2:12“Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.”Psalms 50:22“Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.”Psalms 95:7“For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,”Isaiah 41:15“Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.”Jeremiah 23:20“The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.”
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