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Zephaniah 1:6

RepentanceFaithfulness and loyalty

4 I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;

5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;

And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.

7 Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.

8 And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD’s sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king’s children, and all such as are clothed with strange 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

    Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.

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  • Jeremiah 2:13

    For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

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  • Jeremiah 15:6

    Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting.

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  • Jeremiah 2:17

    Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way?

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  • Isaiah 9:13

    For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.

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  • Ezekiel 3:20

    Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

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  • Jeremiah 3:10

    And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.

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  • Hosea 11:7

    And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.

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