Zephaniah 3:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Jerusalem, your people fought against God. They hurt other people, and you have been stained with sin.

Cross References

Jeremiah 6:6

This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: “Cut down the trees around Jerusalem, and build a siege mound against it. This city should be punished because inside there is no justice—only slavery.

Isaiah 59:13

We rebelled against the Lord and lied to him. We turned away from our God and left him. We planned to hurt others and to rebel against God. From hearts filled with lies, we talked about it and made our plans.

Isaiah 30:12

The Holy One of Israel says, “You people have refused to accept this message from me. You depend on fighting and lies to help you.

Malachi 3:5

Then I will bring you to justice. I will be an expert witness and testify about the evil things people do. I will speak out against those who do evil magic or commit adultery. I will speak out against those who make false promises and cheat their workers and don’t pay them the money they promised. I will testify against those who don’t help strangers, or widows and orphans. And I will testify against those who don’t respect me.” This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.

Zechariah 7:10

Don’t hurt widows and orphans, strangers, or poor people. Don’t even think of doing bad things to each other!’”

Ezekiel 22:7

And the people in Jerusalem don’t respect their parents. There in the city, they abuse the foreigners. They cheat orphans and widows in that place.

Micah 2:2

They want fields, so they take them. They want houses, so they take them. They cheat a man and take his house and his land.

Jeremiah 22:17

“Jehoiakim, your eyes look only for what benefits yourself. You are always thinking about getting more for yourself. You are willing to kill innocent people. You are willing to steal things from other people.”

Isaiah 5:7

The vineyard that belongs to the Lord All-Powerful is the house of Israel. The grapevine, the plant he loves, is the man of Judah. The Lord hoped for justice, but there was only killing. He hoped for fairness, but there were only cries from people being treated badly.

Leviticus 1:16

He will remove the bird’s tail and inner parts and throw them onto the pile of ashes east of the altar.

Amos 4:1

Listen to me, you cows of Bashan on Samaria’s mountain. You hurt the poor and crush those in need. You tell your husbands, “Bring us something to drink!”

Amos 3:9

Go to the high towers in Ashdod and in Egypt and announce this message from the Lord: “Come together on the mountains of Samaria. See the great confusion there because the people don’t know how to live right. See how cruel they are to others. They take things from people to hide in their high towers. Their treasuries are filled with the things they have taken in war.”

Ezekiel 23:30

You did those bad things when you left me to chase after the other nations. You did those bad things when you began to worship their filthy idols.

Ezekiel 22:29

“The common people take advantage of each other. They cheat and steal from each other. They get rich by taking advantage of poor, helpless beggars, and they really cheat the foreigners. They are not fair to them at all!

Jeremiah 5:23

But the people of Judah are stubborn. They are always planning ways to turn against me. They turned away from me and left me.

Isaiah 59:6

They cannot be used for clothes, and you cannot cover yourself with them. Your hands are always busy sinning and hurting others.

Jeremiah 6:7

As a well keeps its water fresh, so Jerusalem keeps its wickedness fresh. I hear about the robbing and violence in this city all the time. I see nothing but pain and sickness there all the time.