Zephaniah 3:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zephaniah 3:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zephaniah 3:4 is a verse from the book of Zephaniah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zephaniah 3:4 — KJV
“Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.”
— Zephaniah 3:4 (KJV)
Zephaniah 3:4 in Context — About the Book of Zephaniah
Zephaniah sweeps from cosmic judgment to one of the tenderest verses in the Bible: the Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves; He will rejoice over you with singing. The day of the Lord clears the ground so restored people can hear God sing.
Cross-References for Zephaniah 3:4
“The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 3:4: prophets, priests, law
“Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 3:4: prophets, priests, done
“Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. violated: Heb. offered violence to”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 3:4: priests, violence, law
“And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 3:4: prophets, priests, done
“And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 3:4: light, done
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