Zephaniah 1:6
And them that turn away from following after the Lord, and that have not sought the Lord, nor searched after him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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1 Samuel 15:11It repenteth me that I have made Saul king: for he hath forsaken me, and hath not executed my commandments. And Samuel was grieved, and he cried unto the Lord all night.
2 Chronicles 15:13And if any one, said he, seek not the Lord the God of Israel, let him die, whether little or great, man or woman.
Psalms 14:2The Lord hath looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there be any that understand and seek God.
Psalms 125:5Our soul hath passed through a torrent: perhaps our soul had passed through a water insupportable.
Isaiah 9:12The Syrians from the east, and the Philistines from the west: and they shall devour Israel with open mouth, For all this his indignation is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Isaiah 43:22But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob, neither hast thou laboured about 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 →