Zephaniah 1:6

“And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.”

"And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him." - Zephaniah 1:6
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What does Zephaniah 1:6 mean?

Zephaniah 1:6 (KJV) states, "And them that are turned back from the Lord; and those that have not sought the Lord, nor inquired for him." The book of Zephaniah is one of the minor prophets in the Old Testament, and it addresses the issue of judgment and the eventual restoration…

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The Heart of Return: A Call to Seek the Lord

In our journey as believers, the call to seek the Lord is not merely a suggestion but an essential aspect of our relationship with God. Zephaniah 1:6 proclaims, "And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him." This…

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A Prayer of Restoration and Reconciliation

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of the heavens and the earth, we humbly come before Your presence, acknowledging the weight of the words from Zephaniah 1:6: "And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him." Lord, we are…

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Zephaniah 1:6 - "And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him."
1 Chronicles 6:36 - "The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,"
"The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah," - 1 Chronicles 6:36
Zechariah 6:14 - "And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD."
Zephaniah 2:6 - "And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks."
Zephaniah 1:1 - "The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah."
Zephaniah 1:4
Zephaniah 1:4
Zephaniah 3:1 - "Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!"
Zechariah 6:10 - "Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah;"
"And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks." - Zephaniah 2:6
Zephaniah 2:1 - "Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;"
Zephaniah 1:16 - "A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers."
Zephaniah 3:6 - "I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant."
Zephaniah 1:2 - "I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD."
"And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD." - Zechariah 6:14
"The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah." - Zephaniah 1:1
Zephaniah 1:5 - "And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;"
Zephaniah 1:11 - "Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off."
"Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!" - Zephaniah 3:1
Zephaniah 1:9 - "In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit."
Zephaniah 1:8 - "And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD'S sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel."
Zephaniah 1:15 - "That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,"
Zephaniah 1:14 - "The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly."
Zephaniah 1:7 - "Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests."
Zephaniah 1:10 - "And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills."
Zephaniah 1:13 - "Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof."
"A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers." - Zephaniah 1:16
"Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;" - Zephaniah 2:1