Zephaniah 1:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Zephaniah 1:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Zephaniah 1:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Zephaniah 1:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“those who have turned back from following Yahweh, and those who haven’t sought Yahweh nor inquired after him.”

Zephaniah 1:6 — World English Bible

Zephaniah 1:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and them that are turned back from following Jehovah; and those that have not sought Jehovah, nor inquired after him. ”

Zephaniah 1:6 — American Standard Version

Zephaniah 1:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And those removing from after Jehovah, And who have not sought Jehovah, nor besought Him.”

Zephaniah 1:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Zephaniah 1:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and them that turn back from after Jehovah, and that do not seek Jehovah, nor inquire for him. ”

Zephaniah 1:6 — Darby Translation

Zephaniah 1:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And them that are turned backe from the Lord, and those that haue not sought the Lord, nor inquired for him.”

Zephaniah 1:6 — Geneva Bible

Zephaniah 1:6 in Context — Zephaniah 1

4 I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;

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;

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

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.

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.

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What Does Zephaniah 1:6 Mean?

Zephaniah 1:6 is a verse from the Book of Zephaniah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Zephaniah chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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