For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not turned from my God to wickedness.
Zephaniah 1:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised and those who turn back from following the Lord, who do not seek the Lord or enquire of him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And those who have drawn back from following the Lord and those who have not sought the Lord nor inquired for, inquired of, and required the Lord [as their first necessity]. American Standard Version (1901) and them that are turned back from following Jehovah; and those that have not sought Jehovah, nor inquired after him. Common English Bible those turning away from the LORD, those who don’t seek the LORD and don’t pursue him. Catholic Public Domain Version both those who turn aside from following after the Lord, and those who have not sought the Lord, nor inquired about him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And them that turn away from following after the Lord, and that have not sought the Lord, nor searched after him. |
For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not turned from my God to wickedness.
Whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel would be put to death, young or old, man or woman.
Oh sinful nation, people weighed down with iniquity, brood of evildoers, depraved children! They have abandoned the Lord; they have despised the Holy One of Israel; they have turned their backs on him.
‘But, Jacob, you have not called on me, because, Israel, you have become weary of me.
Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have consumed Israel with open mouths. In all this, his anger has not turned away, and his hand is still raised to strike.
The people did not turn to him who struck them; they did not seek the Lord of Armies.
Pour out your wrath on the nations that don’t recognise you and on the families that don’t call on your name, for they have consumed Jacob; they have consumed him and finished him off and made his homeland desolate.
You have left me.’ This is the Lord’s declaration. ‘You have turned your back, so I have stretched out my hand against you and destroyed you. I am tired of showing compassion.
For my people have committed a double evil: They have abandoned me, the fountain of living water, and dug cisterns for themselves #– # cracked cisterns that cannot hold water.
Have you not brought this on yourself by abandoning the Lord your God while he was leading you along the way?
Yet in spite of all this, her treacherous sister Judah didn’t return to me with all her heart #– #only in pretence.’ This is the Lord’s declaration.
Now if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and acts unjustly, and I put a stumbling block in front of him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die because of his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. Yet I will hold you responsible for his blood.
My people are bent on turning from me. Though they call to him on high, he will not exalt them at all.
Israel’s arrogance testifies against them, , yet they do not return to the Lord their God, and for all this, they do not seek him.
All of them are as hot as an oven, and they consume their rulers. All their kings fall; not one of them calls on me.
She has not obeyed; she has not accepted discipline. She has not trusted in the Lord; she has not drawn near to her God.
how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation had its beginning when it was spoken of by the Lord, and it was confirmed to us by those who heard him.
If you ever turn away and become loyal to the rest of these nations remaining among you, and if you intermarry or associate with them and they with you,
‘I regret that I made Saul king, for he has turned away from following me and has not carried out my instructions.’ So Samuel became angry and cried out to the Lord all night.