Zephaniah 1:18 (GNV)

Passage

Neither their siluer nor their golde shalbe able to deliuer them in ye day of the Lords wrath, but the whole lande shalbe deuoured by the fire of his ielousie: for hee shall make euen a speedie riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

Nearby Context

Zephaniah 1:16 A day of the trumpet and alarme against the strong cities, and against the hie towres.

Zephaniah 1:17 And I will bring distresse vpon men, that they shall walke like blind men, because they haue sinned against the Lord, and their blood shall be powred out as dust, and their flesh as the dongue.

Zephaniah 1:18 Neither their siluer nor their golde shalbe able to deliuer them in ye day of the Lords wrath, but the whole lande shalbe deuoured by the fire of his ielousie: for hee shall make euen a speedie riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "neither", "siluer", "golde", "shalbe", "able", "deliuer", "lords", and "wrath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "neither" and "siluer", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And I will bring distresse vpon men...", giving immediate footing for "neither" and "siluer". In Zephaniah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "neither" and "siluer" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.