Zephaniah 1:6

Holy Bible: 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.”

Cross References

Jeremiah 2:13

“My people have done two evil things. They turned away from me, and they dug their own water cisterns. I am the source of living water; those cisterns are broken and cannot hold water.

Isaiah 1:4

Oh, what a sinful nation! Their guilt is like a heavy weight that they must carry. They are evil, destructive children. They left the Lord and insulted the Holy One of Israel. They turned away and treated him like a stranger.

Jeremiah 15:6

Jerusalem, you left me.” This message is from the Lord. “Again and again you left me! So I will punish and destroy you. I am tired of holding back your punishment.

Jeremiah 2:17

This trouble is your own fault. The Lord your God was leading you the right way, but you turned away from him.

Hosea 11:7

“My people expect me to come back. They will call to God above, but he will not help them.”

Jeremiah 3:10

Israel’s unfaithful sister did not come back to me with her whole heart. She only pretended that she came back to me.” This message is from the Lord.

Isaiah 9:13

The people did not stop sinning. They did not come to the Lord All-Powerful for help.

Hebrews 2:3

So surely we also will be punished if we don’t pay attention to the salvation we have that is so great. It was the Lord Jesus who first told people about it. And those who heard him proved to us that it is true.

Ezekiel 3:20

“If good people stop being good and begin to do evil, and I send something that makes them stumble and sin, they will die because they sinned. But since you did not warn them and remind them of the good things they had done, I will make you responsible for their death.

Psalm 125:5

But, Lord, when you punish those who do evil, also punish those who have stopped following your way. Let Israel always enjoy peace!

Psalm 10:4

The wicked are too proud to ask God for help. He does not fit into their plans.

1 Samuel 15:11

“Saul has stopped following me, so I am sorry that I made him king. He is not doing what I tell him.” Samuel became angry and cried to the Lord all night.

Hosea 7:7

They are all like hot ovens. They destroyed their rulers. All their kings fell. Not one of them called to me for help.

Psalm 36:3

Their words are wicked lies. They have stopped doing anything wise or good.

Romans 3:11

There is no one who understands. There is no one who is trying to be with God.

Isaiah 43:22

“Jacob, you did not pray to me. Israel, you became tired of me.

Jeremiah 10:25

If you are angry, then punish the other nations. They don’t know or respect you. They don’t worship you. Those nations destroyed Jacob’s family. They destroyed Israel completely. They destroyed Israel’s homeland.

Hosea 7:10

Ephraim’s pride speaks against him. The people had many troubles, but they still didn’t go back to the Lord their God. They didn’t look to him for help.

Joshua 23:12

“Never stop following him. Don’t become friends with those people who did not leave when you took the land. They are not part of Israel. Don’t marry any of their people. If you become friends with those people,

2 Samuel 22:22

The Lord did this because I have obeyed him. I have not turned against my God.

2 Chronicles 15:13

Anyone who refused to serve the Lord God was to be killed. It did not matter if that person was important or not or if that person was a man or woman.

Isaiah 9:12

As for Israel, the Arameans are in front of him and the Philistines are behind him. And they are both eating away at him. But the Lord is not finished yet. He is still angry, and his arm is raised to continue punishing Israel.

Zephaniah 3:2

They didn’t listen to me or accept my teachings. Jerusalem didn’t trust the Lord. Jerusalem didn’t go to her God.