Zephaniah 1:14-16 because the great day of the Lord is near; is near and hasting with great speed. The sound of the day of the Lord is bitter, and dreadful things are ordained:

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁴ because the great day of the Lord is near; is near and hasting with great speed. The sound of the day of the Lord is bitter, and dreadful things are ordained: ¹⁵ that day will be a mighty day of wrath; a day of tribulation and distress: a day of wasting and desolation; a day of gloom and darkness; a day of clouds and thick darkness; ¹⁶ a day of the trumpet and shouting against the fortified cities and against the lofty towers.