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Zephaniah 3:7 Cross-References
Explore 19 cross-references for Zephaniah 3:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Zephaniah chapter 3 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.”
Zephaniah 3:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Zephaniah 3:7
I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction—God's expectation appears in the divine "I said" (amarti, אָמַרְתִּי), expressing reasoned anticipation. Having demonstrated judgment on surrounding nations (verse 6), God expected Jerusalem would "fear" (tir'i, תִּירְאִי)—respond with reverent awe and covenant faithfulness. "Receive instruction" (tikechi musar, תִּקְחִי מוּסָר) repeats the term from 3:2, showing God's persistent pedagogical purpose. His judgments on nations were meant to instruct His people toward repentance.So their dwelling should not be cut off—the conditional...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Zephaniah 3:7
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“as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity. He will punish them for their sins.”
“It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.”
“they practice it”
“Return you now everyone from his evil way”
“She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.”
“in the land that I gave to your fathers”
“all of them valiant men; because they had forsaken Yahweh”
“riding in chariots and on horses”
“and make yourself an engraved image in the form of any figure”
“Surely”