Zephaniah 1:6

and them that turn aside from the Lord, and them that seek not the Lord, and them that cleave not to the Lord.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.

In Context

5and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and swear by the Lord, and them that swear by their king;

7Fear ye before the Lord God; for the day of the Lord is near; for the Lord has prepared his sacrifice, and has sanctified his guests.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 15:11I have repented that I have made Saul to be king: for he has turned back from following me, and has not kept my word. And Samuel was grieved, and cried to the Lord all night.

2 Chronicles 15:13And that whoever should not seek the Lord God of Israel, should die, whether young or old, whether man or woman.

Psalms 14:2He that walks blameless, and works righteousness, 1 Who speaks truth in his heart. 1

Psalms 125:5They that sow in tears 1 Shall reap in joy. 1

Isaiah 9:12But the people turned not until they were smitten, and they sought not the Lord.

Isaiah 43:22I have not now called thee, O Jacob; neither have I made thee weary, 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 →

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