Zephaniah 3:2
She obeyed not the voice. She received not correction. She trusted not in LORD. She did not draw near to her God.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, to the oppressing city!
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:15But it shall come to pass, if thou will not hearken to the voice of LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day, that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:
Psalms 10:4The wicked man, in the pride of his countenance, [says], He will not require [it]. All his thoughts are, There is no God.
Psalms 73:28But it is good for me to draw near to God. I have made lord LORD my refuge, that I may tell of all thy works.
Proverbs 1:7The fear of LORD is the beginning of knowledge. The foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
Isaiah 1:5Why will ye be still stricken, that ye revolt more and more? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.
Isaiah 29:13And LORD said, Inasmuch as this people draw near [me] with their mouth, and honor me with their lips, but have removed their heart far from me, but in vain they worship me (LXX/NT), {teaching the commandments and doctrines of men
Matthew Henry on Zephaniah 3:2-8
The Depravity of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 612.) 1 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! 2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord ; she drew not near to her God. 3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow. 4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law. 5 The just Lord is in the midst thereof; he will… Read the whole commentary →