Book of Zephaniah
3
Chapters
53
Verses
7
Cross-Refs
7
Sub-Topics
Quick Facts
- Author
- Zephaniah
- Date Written
- c. 640-621 BC
- Category
- Minor Prophets
- Chapters
- 3
- Verses
- 53
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Etymology
- “the Lord is my secret”
About the Book of Zephaniah
The book of Zephaniah delivers a powerful proclamation about the approaching Day of the LORD, portraying it as a time marked by fierce judgment, distress, and divine wrath on a global scale. Set against the backdrop of spiritual decay and moral failure prior to King Josiah’s reforms, Zephaniah unflinchingly exposes Judah’s idolatry, violence, and spiritual complacency. The prophet emphasizes the Day of the LORD as both an immediate event of historical judgment and a future eschatological climax, a theme prevalent in prophetic writings and ultimately fulfilled through the two advents of Christ. Despite the overwhelming descriptions of God’s anger, Zephaniah closes with a striking vision of restoration, where God joyfully celebrates His redeemed people with singing.
Read the full Zephaniah study guide →Famous Verses
“The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save.”
Zephaniah 3:17
“The great day of the LORD is near.”
Zephaniah 1:14
“Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth.”
Zephaniah 2:3
Topical Index
7 sub-topics from Nave's Topical Bible
1. A priest in the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah
Sent by the king to Jeremiah with a message soliciting the prophet' s intercession and prayers
Shows Jeremiah the false prophet' s letter
Taken to Riblah and killed
2. A Kohathite
3. A prophet in the days of Josiah
4. Father of Josiah
Key Verses
Jeremiah 21:1,2
Sent by the king to Jeremiah with a message soliciting the prophet' s intercession and prayers
Jeremiah 29:25-29
Shows Jeremiah the false prophet' s letter
2 Kings 25:18-21
Taken to Riblah and killed
1 Chronicles 6:36
2. A Kohathite
Zephaniah 1:1
3. A prophet in the days of Josiah
Zechariah 6:10,14
4. Father of Josiah
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