Zephaniah 1:6
And them that are turned backe from the Lord, and those that haue not sought the Lord, nor inquired for him.
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1 Samuel 15:11It repenteth me that I haue made Saul King: for he is turned from me, and hath not performed my commandements. And Samuel was mooued, and cryed vnto the Lord all night.
2 Chronicles 15:13And whosoeuer will not seeke the Lord God of Israel, shalbe slaine, whether he were small or great, man or woman.
Psalms 14:2The Lord looked downe from heauen vpon the children of men, to see if there were any that would vnderstand, and seeke God.
Psalms 125:5But these that turne aside by their crooked wayes, them shall the Lord leade with the workers of iniquitie: but peace shalbe vpon Israel.
Isaiah 9:12Aram before and the Philistims behinde, and they shall deuoure Israel with open mouth: yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Isaiah 43:22And thou hast not called vpon mee, O Iaakob, but thou hast wearied 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 →