Zephaniah 3:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zephaniah 3:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zephaniah 3:6 is a verse from the book of Zephaniah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities ar..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zephaniah 3:6 — KJV
“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)
Zephaniah 3:6 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 3:6
“In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished. images: or, sun images”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 3:6: cut, desolate, made
“When the LORD thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses; succeedest: Heb. inheritest, or, possessest”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 3:6: cut, off, nations
“And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 3:6: cut, off, cities
“And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron. destroyed: Heb. cut off”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 3:6: cut, off, made
“Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, utterly...: Heb. desolate with desolation”
Shares key themes with Zephaniah 3:6: desolate, waste, cities
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