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Douay-Rheims Bible

Zephaniah 1:6

And them that turn away from following after the Lord, and that have not sought the Lord, nor searched after 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 Life Bible
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."
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.
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 The word of the Lord that came to Sophonias the son of Chusi, the son of Godolias, the son of Amarias, the son of Ezechias, in the days of Josias, the son of Amon king of Juda. 2 Gathering, I will gather together all things from off the face of the land, saith the Lord: 3 I will gather man, and beast, I will gather the birds of the air, and the fishes of the sea: and the ungodly shall meet with ruin: and I will destroy men from off the face of the land, saith the Lord. 4 And I will stretch out my hand upon Juda, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and I will destroy out of this place the remnant of Baal, and the names of the wardens of the temples with the priests: 5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the tops of houses, and them that adore, and swear by the Lord, and swear by Melchom. 6 And them that turn away from following after the Lord, and that have not sought the Lord, nor searched after 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
And he called the light Day, and the darkness Night; and there was evening and morning one day.
Genesis 1:6
And God said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters from the waters.
Genesis 1:7
And god made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament, and it was so.
Genesis 1:8
And God called the firmament, Heaven; and the evening and morning were the second day.
Genesis 1:11
And he said: let the earth bring forth green herb, and such as may seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, which may have seed in itself upon the earth. And it was so done.
Genesis 1:12
And the earth brought forth the green herb, and such as yieldeth seed according to its kind, and the tree that beareth fruit, having seed each one according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:13
And the evening and the morning were the third day.
Genesis 1:14
And God said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:
Genesis 1:20
God also said: let the waters bring forth the creeping creature having life, and the fowl that may fly over the earth under the firmament of heaven.
Genesis 1:22
And he blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the waters of the sea: and let the birds be multiplied upon 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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