Zephaniah 1:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Zephaniah 1:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Zephaniah 1:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Be silent at the presence of the Lord Yahweh, for the day of Yahweh is at hand. For Yahweh has prepared a sacrifice. He has consecrated his guests.”

Zephaniah 1:7 — World English Bible

Zephaniah 1:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord Jehovah; for the day of Jehovah is at hand: for Jehovah hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath consecrated his guests. ”

Zephaniah 1:7 — American Standard Version

Zephaniah 1:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Hush! because of the Lord Jehovah, For near <FI>is<Fi> a day of Jehovah, For prepared hath Jehovah a sacrifice, He hath sanctified His invited ones.”

Zephaniah 1:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Zephaniah 1:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Be silent at the presence of the Lord Jehovah; for the day of Jehovah is at hand; for Jehovah hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath hallowed his guests. ”

Zephaniah 1:7 — Darby Translation

Zephaniah 1:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Be stil at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, and hath sanctified his ghests.”

Zephaniah 1:7 — Geneva Bible

Zephaniah 1:7 in Context — Zephaniah 1

5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the Lord, and that swear by Malcham;

6 And them that are turned back from the Lord; and those that have not sought the Lord, nor enquired for him.

7 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.

8 And it shall come to pass in the day of the Lord’s sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king’s children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.

9 In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit.

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What Does Zephaniah 1:7 Mean?

Zephaniah 1:7 is a verse from the Book of Zephaniah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Zephaniah chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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