Zephaniah 1:6

and those who turn back from following the Lord, And those who do not seek the Lord nor strive to find him.

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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 worship on the housetops to the stars in the sky, and those worshippers of the Lord who also pay homage to Milcom,

7Be silent before the Lord God, for near is the day of the Lord, for the Lord has prepared a sacrifice, he has sanctified his guests.

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Cross References

Psalms 14:2From heaven the Lord looks out on humans, to see if any are wise, and care for God.

Psalms 125:5But those who swerve into crooked ways will the Lord lead away with the workers of evil. Peace be upon 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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