Zephaniah 3:2
She hath hearkened to no voice, accepted no correction; in Yahweh, hath not trusted, to her God, hath not drawn near:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
1Alas for her that is rebellious, and polluted, the city that oppresseth!
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:15But it shall be, if thou do not hearken unto the voice of Yahweh thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I am commanding thee to-day, then shall come in upon thee all these curses and shall reach thee:—
Psalms 10:4The lawless one, in the loftiness of his countenance, will not enquire, God is not in any of his plots:
Psalms 73:28But, as for me, the drawing near of God, is my blessedness,—I have made, of My Lord Yahweh, my refuge,—That I may recount all thy works.
Proverbs 1:7The reverence of Yahweh, is the beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and correction, the foolish have despised.
Isaiah 1:5Why should ye be smitten any more? Ye would again turn aside! The whole head is sick, And the whole heart faint:
Isaiah 29:13Wherefore My Lord hath said,—Because this people, hath drawn near with their mouth, And with their lips, have honoured me, But their heart, have they moved far from me, And so their reverence of me hath become A commandment of men in which they have been schooled,
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 →