Zephaniah 1-3 The main theme throughout Zephaniah chapter one is "the day of the Lord," which event is spoken of 14 times in this passage with the following negative descriptions: at hand, sacrifice, punishment, crying, wrath, trouble, distress, wasteness, desolation, darkness, gloominess, clouds and thick darkness, trumpet, and alarm. It is spoken to Israel, but …
...and in his temple all cry, “Glory!” 