Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Zephaniah 3:6 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Zephaniah 3:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Zephaniah chapter 3 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. towers: or, corners”
Zephaniah 3:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Zephaniah 3:6
I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate—God recounts His past judgments as warning to Jerusalem. "Cut off" (hikrati, הִכְרַתִּי) means to destroy, exterminate, execute judgment. "Nations" (goyim, גּוֹיִם) refers to surrounding peoples God had already judged: Egypt, Assyria, Moab, Ammon, Philistia, and others. "Towers" (pinnot, פִּנּוֹת) means corners or battlements—fortified structures symbolizing military strength and security. Despite impressive defenses, these nations fell before divine judgment.I made their streets waste, that none passeth by—the Hebrew hashamoti chutsotam mi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Zephaniah 3:6
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“to the intent we should not lust after evil things”
“the nation of the Cherethites! The word of Yahweh is against you”
“and they were written for our admonition”
“have you defied the Lord”
“I will send and take all the families of the north”
“behold”
“and to the writers who write oppressive decrees;”
“and will bring your sanctuaries to desolation”
“But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them”