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Prophet
Zephaniah
Prophet of the Day of the Lord · Late 7th century · c. 640-609 BC
The Prophet Zephaniah, Unknown (Yaroslavl school)
Summary
Zephaniah prophesied early in the reign of Josiah (c. 640-625 BC), before or during the great reform. His book is the Old Testament's most concentrated prophecy of the day of the LORD, a universal judgment followed by the promise of a restored remnant.
- Among the passages here, Zephaniah is first named in Zephaniah 1:1: “This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi…”
- The record places Zephaniah in Late 7th century.
- 10 verses name Zephaniah, in 5 books.
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- Verses
- 10
- Books
- 5
Zephaniah
- Role
- Prophet of the Day of the Lord
- Era
- Late 7th century
- Dates
- c. 640-609 BC
- Tribe
- Judah
Zephaniah in Scripture
Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible. Names repeat in Scripture, so some of these verses may speak of another person called Zephaniah. The two marks are drawn from the chapters this page's own references stand in.
Old TestamentNew Testamentsegment width = share of mentions
Old Testament5 books · 10 mentions
2 Kings1 mention
1 Chronicles1 mention
Jeremiah5 mentions
- Jeremiah 21:1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They said,
- Jeremiah 29:25this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “In your own name you have sent out letters to all the people of Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, and to all the priests. You said to Zephaniah:
- Jeremiah 29:29(Zephaniah the priest, however, had read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.)
- Jeremiah 37:3Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us!”
- Jeremiah 52:24The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
Zephaniah1 mention
Zechariah2 mentions
- Zechariah 6:10“Take an offering from the exiles—from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon—and go that same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah.
- Zechariah 6:14The crown will reside in the temple of the LORD as a memorial to Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and the gracious son of Zephaniah.
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