Zephaniah 1:18 — Bible Verse (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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Zephaniah 1:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Zephaniah 1:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them in the day of Yahweh’s wrath, but the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy; for he will make an end, yes, a terrible end, of all those who dwell in the land.”

Zephaniah 1:18 — World English Bible

Zephaniah 1:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of Jehovah’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all them that dwell in the land. ”

Zephaniah 1:18 — American Standard Version

Zephaniah 1:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Even their silver, even their gold, Is not able to deliver them in a day of the wrath of Jehovah, And in the fire of His jealousy consumed is the whole land, For only a hastened end doth He make Of all the inhabitants of the land!”

Zephaniah 1:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Zephaniah 1:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them, in the day of Jehovah's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for a full end, yea, a sudden [end], shall he make of all them that dwell in the land. ”

Zephaniah 1:18 — Darby Translation

Zephaniah 1:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Neither their siluer nor their golde shalbe able to deliuer them in ye day of the Lords wrath, but the whole lande shalbe deuoured by the fire of his ielousie: for hee shall make euen a speedie riddance of all them that dwell in the land. ”

Zephaniah 1:18 — Geneva Bible

Zephaniah 1:18 in Context — Zephaniah 1

16 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.

17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.

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.

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What Does Zephaniah 1:18 Mean?

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