Zephaniah 3:8

Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.

Cross References (31)

  • Zephaniah 1:18 (7)

    Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be

  • Joel 3:2 (7)

    I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against

  • Micah 7:7 (5)

    But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

  • Psalms 27:14 (5)

    Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

  • 2 Peter 3:10 (4)

    But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed b

  • Lamentations 3:25–26 (3)

    The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.

  • Joel 3:9–16 (3)

    Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack!

  • Zechariah 14:2–3 (3)

    For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and th

  • Hosea 12:6 (3)

    But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God.

  • Habakkuk 2:3 (3)

    For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since

  • Revelation 16:14 (3)

    These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on th

  • Matthew 25:32 (3)

    All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates t

  • Song of Solomon 8:6 (2)

    Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting a

  • Isaiah 59:16–18 (2)

    He saw that there was no man; He was amazed that there was no one to intercede. So His own arm brought salvation, and Hi

  • Isaiah 42:13–14 (2)

    The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His

  • Micah 4:11–13 (2)

    But now many nations have assembled against you, saying, “Let her be defiled, and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”

  • Ezekiel 36:5–6 (2)

    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in My burning zeal I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and a

  • Psalms 123:2 (2)

    As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant look to the hand of her mistress,

  • Deuteronomy 32:21–22 (2)

    They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make

  • Psalms 37:34 (2)

    Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will

  • Revelation 19:17–19 (2)

    Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gathe

  • Psalms 37:7 (2)

    Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wic

  • Ezekiel 38:14–23 (2)

    Therefore prophesy, son of man, and tell Gog that this is what the Lord GOD says: On that day when My people Israel are

  • Psalms 78:65–66 (2)

    Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.

  • Psalms 62:5 (2)

    Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.

  • Psalms 130:5–6 (2)

    I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.

  • Psalms 62:1 (2)

    For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from H

  • Proverbs 20:22 (2)

    Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.

  • Isaiah 30:18 (2)

    Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. B

  • Psalms 12:5 (2)

    “For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safet

  • James 5:7–8 (1)

    Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patien