Zephaniah 3:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

God felt certain that Jerusalem would learn to respect and obey him. Then he would hold back from punishing the city and not wipe it out. But everyone there was eager to start sinning again.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 33:11

So he let Assyrian army commanders invade Judah and capture Manasseh. They put a hook in his nose and tied him up in chains, and they took him to Babylon.

Psalm 32:8

You said to me, “I will point out the road that you should follow. I will be your teacher and watch over you.

Proverbs 19:20

Pay attention to advice and accept correction, so you can live sensibly.

Isaiah 5:4

What more could I have done for my vineyard? I hoped for sweet grapes, but bitter grapes were all that grew.

Isaiah 63:8

The LORD rescued his people, and said, “They are mine. They won't betray me.”

Jeremiah 25:5

They told you that the LORD had said: Change your ways! If you stop doing evil, I will let you stay for ever in this land that I gave your ancestors.

Jeremiah 36:3

then read it to the people of Judah. Perhaps they will stop sinning when they hear what terrible things I plan for them. And if they turn to me, I will forgive them.”

Jeremiah 38:17

Then I told him that the LORD had said: “Zedekiah, I am the LORD God All-Powerful, the God of Israel. I promise that if you surrender to King Nebuchadnezzar's officers, you and your family won't be killed, and Jerusalem won't be burnt down.

Jeremiah 6:8

Listen to me, you people of Jerusalem and Judah. I will abandon you, and your land will become an empty desert.

Jeremiah 7:7

Then I will let you enjoy a long life in this land I gave your ancestors.

Jeremiah 8:6

I listen carefully, but none of you admit that you've done wrong. Without a second thought, you run down the wrong road like cavalry troops charging into battle.

Hosea 9:9

You are brutal and corrupt, as were the men of Gibeah. But God remembers your sin, and you will be punished.

Zephaniah 3:2

For ever rebellious and rejecting correction, Jerusalem refuses to trust or obey the LORD God.

Deuteronomy 4:16

not to commit the sin of worshipping idols. Don't make idols to be worshipped, whether they are shaped like men, women,

1 Timothy 1:5

You must teach people to have genuine love, as well as a good conscience and true faith.

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord isn't slow about keeping his promises, as some people think he is. In fact, God is patient, because he wants everyone to turn from sin and no one to be lost.