Zephaniah 1:6
and those who are turned back from following LORD, and those who have not sought LORD, nor inquired after him.
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1 Samuel 15:11I regret that I have set up Saul to be king, for he has turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments. And Samuel was angry, and he cried out to LORD all night.
2 Chronicles 15:13And that whoever would not seek LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
Psalms 14:2LORD looked down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.
Psalms 125:5But as for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, LORD will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.
Isaiah 9:12the Syrians in front, and the Philistines behind, and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Isaiah 43:22Yet thou have not called upon me, O Jacob, but thou have been weary of me, O Israel.
Matthew Henry on Zephaniah 1:2-7
Zephaniah This prophet is placed last, as he was last in time, of all the minor prophets before the captivity, and not long before Jeremiah, who lived at the time of the captivity. He foretels the general destruction of Judah and Jerusalem by the Chaldeans, and sets their sins in order before them, which had provoked God to bring their ruin upon them, calls them to repentance, threatens the neighbouring nations with the like destructions, and gives encouraging promises of their joyful return out of captivity in… Read the whole commentary →