Zephaniah 3:1

Good News Translation (US Version)

Jerusalem is doomed, that corrupt, rebellious city that oppresses its own people.

Cross References

Jeremiah 6:6

The Lord Almighty has ordered these kings to cut down trees and build mounds in order to besiege Jerusalem. He has said, “I will punish this city because it is full of oppression.

Isaiah 59:13

We have rebelled against you, rejected you, and refused to follow you. We have oppressed others and turned away from you. Our thoughts are false; our words are lies.

Isaiah 30:12

But this is what the holy God of Israel says: “You ignore what I tell you and rely on violence and deceit.

Malachi 3:5

The Lord Almighty says, “I will appear among you to judge, and I will testify at once against those who practice magic, against adulterers, against those who give false testimony, those who cheat employees out of their wages, and those who take advantage of widows, orphans, and foreigners—against all who do not respect me.

Zechariah 7:10

Do not oppress widows, orphans, foreigners who live among you, or anyone else in need. And do not plan ways of harming one another.’

Ezekiel 22:7

None of you in the city honor your parents. You cheat foreigners and take advantage of widows and orphans.

Micah 2:2

When they want fields, they seize them; when they want houses, they take them. No one's family or property is safe.

Jeremiah 22:17

But you can only see your selfish interests; you kill the innocent and violently oppress your people. The Lord has spoken.

Isaiah 5:7

Israel is the vineyard of the Lord Almighty; the people of Judah are the vines he planted. He expected them to do what was good, but instead they committed murder. He expected them to do what was right, but their victims cried out for justice.

Leviticus 1:16

He shall remove the crop and its contents and throw them away on the east side of the altar where the ashes are put.

Amos 4:1

Listen to this, you women of Samaria, who grow fat like the well-fed cows of Bashan, who mistreat the weak, oppress the poor, and demand that your husbands keep you supplied with liquor!

Amos 3:9

Announce to those who live in the palaces of Egypt and Ashdod: “Gather together in the hills around Samaria and see the great disorder and the crimes being committed there.”

Ezekiel 23:30

have brought this on you. You were a prostitute for the nations and defiled yourself with their idols.

Ezekiel 22:29

The wealthy cheat and rob. They mistreat the poor and take advantage of foreigners.

Jeremiah 5:23

But you people! You are stubborn and rebellious; you have turned aside and left me.

Jeremiah 6:7

As a well keeps its water fresh, so Jerusalem keeps its evil fresh. I hear violence and destruction in the city; sickness and wounds are all I see.