Zephaniah 1:6

In 11 translations

BSB

and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

And those removing from after YHWH, || And who have not sought YHWH, nor implored Him.”

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

And them that turn away from following after the Lord, and that have not sought the Lord, nor searched after him.

GNV

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

JPS

Them also that are turned back from following the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor inquired after Him.

LXXE

and them that turn aside from the Lord, and them that seek not the Lord, and them that cleave not to the Lord.

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WLC

וְאֶת־הַנְּסוֹגִ֖ים מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַאֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹֽא־בִקְשׁ֥וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א דְרָשֻֽׁהוּ׃

LXX-Br

καὶ τοὺς ἐκκλίνοντας ἀπὸ τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ τοὺς μὴ ζητοῦντας τὸν Κύριον, καὶ τοὺς μὴ ἀντεχομένους τοῦ Κυρίου.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Isaiah 1:4Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children of depravity! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.
• Jeremiah 2:13“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns— broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
• Jeremiah 15:6You have forsaken Me, declares the LORD. You have turned your back. So I will stretch out My hand against you and I will destroy you; I am weary of showing compassion.
• Jeremiah 2:17Have you not brought this on yourself by forsaking the LORD your God when He led you in the way?
• Hebrews 10:38–39But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.” But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.
• Hosea 11:7My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.
• Isaiah 9:13But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.
• Ezekiel 3:20Now if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be…
• Jeremiah 3:10Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD.
• 2 Peter 2:18–22With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error. They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to…
• Psalms 10:4In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
• Psalms 125:5But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
• 1 Samuel 15:11“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.
• Hebrews 2:3how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
• Hosea 4:15–16Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’ For Israel is as obstinate as a…
• Psalms 36:3The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.

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