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Zephaniah 1:6

RepentanceFaithfulness and loyalty

4 “I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests—

5 those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,

and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”

7 Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.

8 “On the Day of the LORD’s sacrifice I will punish the princes, the sons of the king, and all who are dressed in foreign apparel.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”
KJV
And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.
WEB
those who have turned back from following the LORD, and those who haven’t sought the LORD nor inquired after him.
ASV
and them that are turned back from following Jehovah; and those that have not sought Jehovah, nor inquired after him.
DARBY
and them that turn back from after Jehovah, and that do not seek Jehovah, nor inquire for him.
BLB
and those having turned from after YHWH, and who have not sought YHWH and not having inquired of Him.”
ÅB
og dem som har vendt seg bort fra Herren, og som ikke har søkt Herren og ikke spurt etter ham.
OTB
de som har vendt seg bort fra å følge Herren
og verken har søkt Herren eller spurt ham."
B1930
og dem som har vendt sig bort fra Herren, og som ikke har søkt Herren og ikke spurt efter ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 1:4

    Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children of depravity! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.

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  • Jeremiah 2:13

    “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns— broken cisterns that cannot hold water.

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  • Jeremiah 15:6

    You have forsaken Me, declares the LORD. You have turned your back. So I will stretch out My hand against you and I will destroy you; I am weary of showing compassion.

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  • Jeremiah 2:17

    Have you not brought this on yourself by forsaking the LORD your God when He led you in the way?

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  • Isaiah 9:13

    But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.

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  • Ezekiel 3:20

    Now if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for his blood.

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  • Jeremiah 3:10

    Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD.

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  • Hosea 11:7

    My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.

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