Zephaniah 1:6
And those removing from after Jehovah, And who have not sought Jehovah, nor besought Him.
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1 Samuel 15:11'I have repented that I caused Saul to reign for king, for he hath turned back from after Me, and My words he hath not performed;' and it is displeasing to Samuel, and he crieth unto Jehovah all the night.
2 Chronicles 15:13and every one who doth not seek for Jehovah, God of Israel, is put to death, from small unto great, from man unto woman.
Psalms 14:2Jehovah from the heavens Hath looked on the sons of men, To see if there is a wise one — seeking God.
Psalms 125:5As to those turning [to] their crooked ways, Jehovah causeth them to go with workers of iniquity. Peace on Israel!
Isaiah 9:12Aram from before, and Philistia from behind, And they devour Israel with the whole mouth. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.
Isaiah 43:22And Me thou hast not called, O Jacob, For thou hast been wearied 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 →