Zephaniah 1:6

Good News Translation (US Version)

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.”

Cross References

Jeremiah 2:13

for my people have committed two sins: they have turned away from me, the spring of fresh water, and they have dug cisterns, cracked cisterns that can hold no water at all.

Isaiah 1:4

You are doomed, you sinful nation, you corrupt and evil people! Your sins drag you down! You have rejected the Lord, the holy God of Israel, and have turned your backs on him.

Jeremiah 15:6

You people have rejected me; you have turned your backs on me. So I reached out and crushed you because I was tired of controlling my anger.

Jeremiah 2:17

Israel, you brought this on yourself! You deserted me, the Lord your God, while I was leading you along the way.

Hosea 11:7

They insist on turning away from me. They will cry out because of the yoke that is on them, but no one will lift it from them.

Jeremiah 3:10

And after all this, Judah, Israel's unfaithful sister, only pretended to return to me; she was not sincere. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Isaiah 9:13

The people of Israel have not repented; even though the Lord Almighty has punished them, they have not returned to him.

Hebrews 2:3

How, then, shall we escape if we pay no attention to such a great salvation? The Lord himself first announced this salvation, and those who heard him proved to us that it is true.

Ezekiel 3:20

“If someone truly good starts doing evil and I put him in a dangerous situation, he will die if you do not warn him. He will die because of his sins—I will not remember the good he did—and I will hold you responsible for his death.

Psalm 125:5

But when you punish the wicked, punish also those who abandon your ways. Peace be with Israel!

Psalm 10:4

The wicked do not care about the Lord; in their pride they think that God doesn't matter.

1 Samuel 15:11

“I am sorry that I made Saul king; he has turned away from me and disobeyed my commands.” Samuel was angry, and all night long he pleaded with the Lord.

Hosea 7:7

“In the heat of their anger they murdered their rulers. Their kings have been assassinated one after another, but no one prays to me for help.”

Psalm 36:3

Their speech is wicked and full of lies; they no longer do what is wise and good.

Romans 3:11

no one who is wise or who worships God.

Isaiah 43:22

The Lord says, “But you were tired of me, Israel; you did not worship me.

Jeremiah 10:25

Turn your anger on the nations that do not worship you and on the people who reject you. They have killed your people; they have destroyed us completely and left our country in ruins.

Hosea 7:10

The arrogance of the people of Israel cries out against them. In spite of everything that has happened, they have not returned to me, the Lord their God.

Joshua 23:12

If you are disloyal and join with the nations that are still left among you and intermarry with them,

2 Samuel 22:22

I have obeyed the law of the Lord; I have not turned away from my God.

2 Chronicles 15:13

Anyone, young or old, male or female, who did not worship him was to be put to death.

Isaiah 9:12

Syria on the east and Philistia on the west have opened their mouths to devour Israel. Yet even so the Lord's anger is not ended; his hand is still stretched out to punish.

Zephaniah 3:2

It has not listened to the Lord or accepted his discipline. It has not put its trust in the Lord or asked for his help.