Zephaniah 1:6

And those that turn back from Jehovah, And those that seek not Jehovah, nor inquire for him.

Noyes Bible

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 those who bow themselves on the house-tops to the host of heaven, And those who bow themselves and swear by Jehovah, And also swear by their idol,

7Be silent before the Lord Jehovah! For the day of Jehovah is near; For Jehovah hath prepared a sacrifice; He hath appointed his guests.

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Cross References

Psalms 14:2Jehovah looketh down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there are any that have understanding, That have regard to God.

Psalms 125:5But such as turn aside to their crooked ways,-May the LORD destroy them with the evil-doers! Peace be to Israel!

Isaiah 9:12The Syrians before, the Philistines behind, Who shall devour Israel with wide jaws. For all this his anger is not turned away, But his hand is stretched out still.

Isaiah 43:22Yet thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob, So as to have wearied thyself for 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 →

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