Zephaniah 3:2
The dove hearkened not to the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord, and she drew not near to her God.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
1Alas the glorious and ransomed city.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:15But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe all his commandments, as many as I charge thee this day, then all these curses shall come on thee, and overtake thee.
Psalms 10:4The Lord is in his holy temple, 1 As for the Lord, his throne is in heaven: 1 His eyes look upon the poor, 1 His eyelids try the sons of men. 1
Proverbs 1:7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; 1 And there is good understanding to all that practice it: 1 And piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; 1 But the ungodly will set at nought wisdom and instruction. 1
Isaiah 1:5Why should ye be smitten anymore, transgressing more and more? the whole head is pained, and the whole heart sad.
Isaiah 29:13And the Lord has said, This people draw nigh to me with their mouth, and they honor me with their lips, but their heart is far from me: but in vain do they worship me, 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 →