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Zephaniah 1:6

and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”

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ASV

and them that are turned back from following Jehovah; and those that have not sought Jehovah, nor inquired after him.

KJV

And them that are turned back from the Lord; and those that have not sought the Lord, nor enquired for him.

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הַנְּסוֹגִ֖יםha.ne.so.Gimthose [who] have turned backH5472 →
מֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.Reifrom afterH310 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַאֲשֶׁ֛רva.'a.Sherand [those] whoH834 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
בִקְשׁ֥וּvik.Shuthey have soughtH1245 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
דְרָשֻֽׁהוּ׃de.ra.Shu.huthey have sought himH1875 →

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Jeremiah 2:13“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.Isaiah 1:4Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children of depravity! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.John 6:66From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him.Jeremiah 15:6You have forsaken Me, declares the LORD. You have turned your back. So I will stretch out My hand against you and I will destroy you; I am weary of showing compassion.Hebrews 10:38But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”Jeremiah 2:17Have you not brought this on yourself by forsaking the LORD your God when He led you in the way?Hebrews 10:38–39But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”Isaiah 9:13But the people did not return to Him who struck them; they did not seek the LORD of Hosts.Ezekiel 3:20Now if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for his blood.Hosea 11:7My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.Jeremiah 3:10Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD.2 Peter 2:21It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.Hosea 4:15–16Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’2 Peter 2:18–22With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.1 Samuel 15:11“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.Psalms 125:5But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.Hebrews 2:3how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,Psalms 10:4In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

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