Zephaniah 3:7

New Living Translation

I thought, ‘Surely they will have reverence for me now! Surely they will listen to my warnings. Then I won’t need to strike again, destroying their homes.’ But no, they get up early to continue their evil deeds.

Cross References

Genesis 6:12

God observed all this corruption in the world, for everyone on earth was corrupt.

2 Chronicles 33:11

So the Lord sent the commanders of the Assyrian armies, and they took Manasseh prisoner. They put a ring through his nose, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon.

Job 36:10

He gets their attention and commands that they turn from evil.

Psalm 32:8

The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.

Proverbs 19:20

Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life.

Isaiah 5:4

What more could I have done for my vineyard that I have not already done? When I expected sweet grapes, why did my vineyard give me bitter grapes?

Isaiah 63:8

He said, “They are my very own people. Surely they will not betray me again.” And he became their Savior.

Jeremiah 17:23

but they did not listen or obey. They stubbornly refused to pay attention or accept my discipline.

Jeremiah 25:5

Each time the message was this: ‘Turn from the evil road you are traveling and from the evil things you are doing. Only then will I let you live in this land that the Lord gave to you and your ancestors forever.

Jeremiah 36:3

Perhaps the people of Judah will repent when they hear again all the terrible things I have planned for them. Then I will be able to forgive their sins and wrongdoings.”

Jeremiah 38:17

Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you surrender to the Babylonian officers, you and your family will live, and the city will not be burned down.

Jeremiah 6:8

Listen to this warning, Jerusalem, or I will turn from you in disgust. Listen, or I will turn you into a heap of ruins, a land where no one lives.”

Jeremiah 7:7

Then I will let you stay in this land that I gave to your ancestors to keep forever.

Jeremiah 8:6

I listen to their conversations and don’t hear a word of truth. Is anyone sorry for doing wrong? Does anyone say, “What a terrible thing I have done”? No! All are running down the path of sin as swiftly as a horse galloping into battle!

Hosea 9:9

The things my people do are as depraved as what they did in Gibeah long ago. God will not forget. He will surely punish them for their sins.

Zephaniah 3:2

No one can tell it anything; it refuses all correction. It does not trust in the Lord or draw near to its God.

Deuteronomy 4:16

So do not corrupt yourselves by making an idol in any form—whether of a man or a woman,

1 Timothy 1:5

The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith.

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.