Zephaniah 1:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I'll search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those people who sit there unworried while thinking, “The LORD won't do anything, good or bad.”

Cross References

Job 21:15

What do we gain from praying and worshipping you?

Psalm 10:4

The wicked are too proud to turn to you or even think about you.

Psalm 14:1

Only a fool would say, “There is no God!” People like that are worthless; they are heartless and cruel and never do right.

Psalm 94:7

Then they say, “The LORD God of Jacob doesn't see or know.”

Isaiah 5:19

And you say, “Let the holy God of Israel hurry up and do what he has promised, so we can see it for ourselves.”

Jeremiah 10:5

An idol is no better than a scarecrow. It can't speak, and it has to be carried, because it can't walk. Why worship an idol that can't help or harm you?

Jeremiah 48:11

Moab, you are like wine left to settle undisturbed, never poured from jar to jar. And so, your nation continues to prosper and improve.

Ezekiel 8:12

God said, “Ezekiel, do you see what horrible things Israel's leaders are doing in secret? They have filled their rooms with idols. And they say I can't see them, because they think I have already deserted Israel.

Ezekiel 9:4

“Walk through the city of Jerusalem and mark the forehead of anyone who is truly upset and sad about the disgusting things that are being done here.”

Ezekiel 9:9

The LORD answered, “The people of Israel and Judah have done horrible things. Their country is filled with murderers, and Jerusalem itself is filled with violence. They think that I have deserted them, and that I can't see what they are doing.

Amos 6:1

Do you rulers in Jerusalem and in the city of Samaria feel safe and at ease? Everyone bows down to you, and you think you are better than any other nation. But you are in for trouble!

Obadiah 1:6

Everything you treasure most will be taken from you.

Malachi 2:17

You have worn out the LORD with your words. And yet, you ask, “How did we do that?” You did it by saying, “The LORD is pleased with evil and doesn't care about justice.”

2 Peter 3:4

and say, “Didn't your Lord promise to come back? Yet the first leaders have already died, and the world hasn't changed a bit.”

Revelation 2:23

I will even kill her followers. Then all the churches will see that I know everyone's thoughts and feelings. I will treat each of you as you deserve.