Zephaniah 1:6
And them that have turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor inquired for him.
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1 Samuel 15:11I repent that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried to the LORD all night.
2 Chronicles 15:13That whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
Psalms 14:2The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
Psalms 125:5As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.
Isaiah 9:12The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Isaiah 43:22But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of 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 →