Zephaniah 1:14 - Exposition.

Having signified the victims of the judgment, Zephaniah recurs to what he had said in ver. 7, and enforces upon his hearers its near approach. The great day of the Lord ( Joel 2:1 , Joel 2:11 ). Even the voice of the day of the Lord. The day is so close at hand, that the sound of its coming can be heard. Some translate, "Hark! the day of Jehovah." The mighty man shall cry ( crieth ) there bitterly . There, on the battlefield, the hero is panic-stricken, and cries out for fear. The Greek and Latin Versions connect "bitter" with the former clause. Thus the Vulgate, Vox dies Domini amara; Septuagint, φωνὴ ἡμέρας κυρίου πικρὰ καὶ σκληρὰ τέτακται , "The voice of the day of the Lord is made bitter and harsh."