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Zephaniah 1:6

I will destroy those who have turned back from following the Lord, and those who have not looked for the Lord or prayed to Him."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Apostasy;   Backsliders;   Prayerlessness;   Thompson Chain Reference - Backsliders;   Deterioration-Development;   Earnestness-Indifference;   Prayer;   Prayerlessness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Apostates;   Seeking God;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Baal;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Baal (1);   Zephaniah;   Zephaniah, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Milcom;   Zephaniah, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Malcam;   Zephaniah (1);   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Day of Judgment;   Smith Bible Dictionary - House;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Apostasy;   Josiah;   Zephaniah, Book of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
and those who turn back from following the Lord,who do not seek the Lord or inquire of him.
Hebrew Names Version
those who have turned back from following the LORD, and those who haven't sought the LORD nor inquired after him.
King James Version (1611)
And them that are turned backe from the Lord, & those that haue not sought ye Lord, nor enquired for him.
King James Version
And them that are turned back from the Lord ; and those that have not sought the Lord , nor enquired for him.
English Standard Version
those who have turned back from following the Lord , who do not seek the Lord or inquire of him."
New American Standard Bible
And those who have turned back from following the LORD, And those who have not sought the LORD nor inquired of Him."
New Century Version
and those who turned away from the Lord , and those who quit following the Lord and praying to him for direction.
Amplified Bible
And those who have turned back from following the LORD, And those who have not sought the LORD [as their most important need] or inquired of Him."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And them that are turned backe from the Lord, and those that haue not sought the Lorde, nor inquired for him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And those who have turned back from following the LORD, And those who have not sought the LORD or inquired of Him."
Legacy Standard Bible
And those who have turned back from following Yahweh,And those who have not sought Yahweh or inquired of Him."
Berean Standard Bible
and those who turn back from following the LORD and neither seek the LORD nor inquire of Him."
Contemporary English Version
Nothing will remain of anyone who has turned away and rejected me.
Complete Jewish Bible
those who turned away from following Adonai , and those who haven't sought Adonai or consulted him at all."
Darby Translation
and them that turn back from after Jehovah, and that do not seek Jehovah, nor inquire for him.
Easy-to-Read Version
They have turned away from me, the Lord . They have stopped following me. They no longer ask me, the Lord , for help."
George Lamsa Translation
And those who are turned back from the LORD; and those who have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.
Good News Translation
I will destroy those who have turned back and no longer follow me, those who do not come to me or ask me to guide them."
Lexham English Bible
and those who turned back from following Yahweh, and who did not seek Yahweh, and did not inquire of him."
Literal Translation
and those drawing back from after Jehovah, and who have not sought Jehovah, nor asked of Him.
American Standard Version
and them that are turned back from following Jehovah; and those that have not sought Jehovah, nor inquired after him.
Bible in Basic English
And those who are turned back from going after the Lord, and those who have not made prayer to the Lord or got directions from him.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Them also that are turned back from following the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor inquired after Him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Which start backe from the Lorde, and neither seke after the Lorde nor regard hym.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and them that turn aside from the Lord, and them that seek not the Lord, and them that cleave not to the Lord.
English Revised Version
and them that are turned back from following the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor inquired after him.
World English Bible
those who have turned back from following Yahweh, and those who haven't sought Yahweh nor inquired after him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and whiche ben turned awei bihynde the bak of the Lord, and whiche `souyten not the Lord, nether enserchiden hym.
Update Bible Version
and those that have turned back from following Yahweh; and those that have not sought Yahweh, nor inquired after him.
Webster's Bible Translation
And them that have turned back from the LORD; and [those] that have not sought the LORD, nor inquired for him.
New English Translation
and those who turn their backs on the Lord and do not want the Lord 's help or guidance."
New King James Version
Those who have turned back from following the LORD, And have not sought the LORD, nor inquired of Him."
New Living Translation
And I will destroy those who used to worship me but now no longer do. They no longer ask for the Lord 's guidance or seek my blessings."
New Revised Standard
those who have turned back from following the Lord , who have not sought the Lord or inquired of him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And them who turn away from following Yahweh, - and have neither sought Yahweh, nor enquired for him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And them that turn away from following after the Lord, and that have not sought the Lord, nor searched after him.
Revised Standard Version
those who have turned back from following the LORD, who do not seek the LORD or inquire of him."
Young's Literal Translation
And those removing from after Jehovah, And who have not sought Jehovah, nor besought Him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
which starte a backe from ye LORDE, and nether seke after the LORDE, ner regarde him.

Contextual Overview

1 This is the Word of the Lord which came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Godaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah. 2 "I will take away everything from the earth," says the Lord. 3 "I will take away man and animal. I will take away the birds of the sky and the fish of the sea. I will destroy the sinful. And I will take man from off the earth," says the Lord. 4 "I will put out My hand against Judah and against all the people of Jerusalem. I will destroy from this place the rest of the people who worship Baal, and the names of the religious leaders who worship false gods. 5 I will destroy those who bow down on the roofs to the stars of heaven, and those who bow down and make promises to the Lord and yet promise in the name of Milcom. 6 I will destroy those who have turned back from following the Lord, and those who have not looked for the Lord or prayed to Him."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

turned: 1 Samuel 15:11, Psalms 36:3, Psalms 125:5, Isaiah 1:4, Jeremiah 2:13, Jeremiah 2:17, Jeremiah 3:10, Jeremiah 15:6, Ezekiel 3:20, Hosea 4:15, Hosea 4:16, Hosea 11:7, Hebrews 10:38, Hebrews 10:39, 2 Peter 2:18-22

and those: Psalms 10:4, Psalms 14:2, Psalms 14:3, Isaiah 43:22, Hosea 7:7, Romans 3:11, Hebrews 2:3

Reciprocal: Joshua 23:12 - go back Ruth 1:15 - gone back 2 Samuel 22:22 - have not Job 15:4 - castest off Job 23:11 - his way Job 34:27 - turned Psalms 44:18 - heart Psalms 53:3 - Every Psalms 101:3 - them Psalms 119:10 - my whole Proverbs 2:13 - leave Proverbs 14:14 - backslider Proverbs 21:16 - wandereth Jeremiah 10:25 - call Jeremiah 11:10 - turned Jeremiah 18:10 - do Jeremiah 34:11 - General Ezekiel 18:24 - when Hosea 4:10 - left Amos 5:7 - leave Luke 11:26 - and the John 6:66 - of his Colossians 1:23 - ye continue 2 Thessalonians 1:8 - that know 2 Peter 2:21 - to turn Revelation 3:15 - thou

Cross-References

Genesis 1:5
Then God called the light day, and He called the darkness night. There was evening and there was morning, one day.
Genesis 1:6
Then God said, "Let there be an open space between the waters. Let it divide waters from waters."
Genesis 1:7
God made the open space, and divided the waters under the open space from the waters above the open space. And it was so.
Genesis 1:8
Then God called the open space Heaven. There was evening and there was morning, the second day.
Genesis 1:11
Then God said, "Let plants grow from the earth, plants that have seeds. Let fruit trees grow on the earth that bring their kind of fruit with their own seeds." And it was so.
Genesis 1:12
Plants grew out of the earth, giving their own kind of seeds. Trees grew with their fruit, and their kind of seeds. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:13
There was evening and there was morning, the third day.
Genesis 1:14
Then God said, "Let there be lights in the open space of the heavens to divide day from night. Let them tell the days and years and times of the year.
Genesis 1:20
Then God said, "Let the waters be full of living things. Let birds fly above the earth in the open space of the heavens."
Genesis 1:22
God wanted good to come to them, saying, "Give birth to many. Grow in number. Fill the waters in the seas. Let birds grow in number on the earth."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And them that are turned back from the Lord,.... Who once were worshippers of him, but now become apostates, and had turned their backs on him and his worship. Some think this describes those who renewed their covenant with God in Josiah's time, and after that revolted from him, who must be very abominable to him; and therefore he threatens to stretch out his hand, and pour out his wrath upon them:

and [those] that have not sought the Lord, nor inquired for him; profane abandoned sinners, that lived without God in the world, and as if there was no God; never concerned themselves about the worship of him, having no faith in him, love to him, or fear and reverence of him; so far were they from seeking him in the first place diligently, zealously, and with their whole heart, that they never sought him at all; nor took any pains to get any knowledge of him, or of his mind and will, and manner of worship; but were altogether careless about these things, and unconcerned for them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And them that are turned back from - (Literally, have turned themselves back from following after) the Lord From this half-service, the prophet goes on to the avowed neglect of God, by such as wholly fall away from Him, not setting His will or law before them, “but turning away from” Him. It is their misery that they were set in the right way once, but themselves “turned themselves back,” now no longer “following” God, but “their own lusts, drawn away and enticed” James 1:14 by them. How much more Christians, before whose eyes Christ Jesus is set forth, not as a Redeemer only but as an Example that they should “follow His steps!” 1 Peter 2:21.

And those that have not sought the Lord, nor inquired for Him - This is marked to be a distinct class. “And those who.” These did not openly break with God, or turn away overtly from Him; they kept (as men think) on good terms with Him, but, like “the slothful servant,” rendered Him a listless heartless service. Both words express diligent search. God is not found then in a careless way. They who “seek” Him not “diligently” Matthew 2:8, do not find Him. “Strive,” our Lord says, “to enter in at the strait gate, for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able” Luke 13:24. She who had lost the one piece of silver, “sought” “diligently” Luke 15:8, until she had found it.

Thus, he has gone through the whole cycle. First, that most horrible and cruel worship of Baal, the idolatrous priests and those who had the name of priests only, mingled with them, yet not openly apostatizing; then the milder form of idolatry, the star-worshipers; then those who would unite the worship of God with idols, who held themselves to be worshipers of God, but whose real king was their idol; then those who openly abandoned God; and lastly those who held with Him, just to satisfy their conscience-qualms, but with no heart-service. And so, in words of Habakkuk and in reminiscence of his awful summons of the whole world before God, he sums up;

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 6. Them that are turned back — Who have forsaken the true God, and become idolaters.

Nor inquired for him — Have not desired to know his will.


 
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