Zephaniah 3:6

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The Lord says, “I have destroyed whole nations and their defense towers. I destroyed their streets and now no one goes there anymore. Their cities are empty—no one lives there anymore.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 10:6

And these things that happened are examples for us. These examples should stop us from wanting evil things like those people did.

1 Corinthians 10:11

The things that happened to those people are examples. They were written to be warnings for us. We live in the time that all those past histories were pointing to.

Zephaniah 2:5

You Cretans living by the sea, this message from the Lord is about you. Canaan, land of the Philistines, you will be destroyed—no one will live there!

Zechariah 7:14

I will bring the other nations against them like a storm. They didn’t know those nations, but the country will be destroyed after those nations pass through. This pleasant country will be destroyed.”

Isaiah 37:36

That night the angel of the Lord went out and killed 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up in the morning, they saw all the dead bodies.

Leviticus 26:31

I will destroy your cities. I will make your holy places empty. I will stop smelling your offerings.

Matthew 23:38

Now your house will be left completely empty.

Isaiah 6:11

Then I asked, “Lord, how long should I do this?” He answered, “Do this until the cities are destroyed and all the people are gone. Do this until there is no one left living in the houses and the land is destroyed and empty.”

Isaiah 14:26

This is what I plan to do for this land. I will use my power to punish all those nations.”

Jeremiah 9:12

Is there a man who is wise enough to understand these things? Is there someone who has been taught by the Lord? Can anyone explain his message? Why was the land ruined? Why was it made like an empty desert where no one goes?

Joshua 23:4

Remember that I told you that your people could have the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea in the west. I promised to give you that land, but you don’t control it yet. I have taken the land away from those nations, but they are still living there.