Zephaniah 1:3
Zephaniah · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling blocks with the wicked: and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.”Zephaniah 1:3
What Does Zephaniah 1:3 Mean?
Zephaniah 1:3 is found in the book of Zephaniah, chapter 1, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Zephaniah 1:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 6:7“And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.”Hosea 4:3“Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.”Ezekiel 14:17“Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it:”Jeremiah 50:3“For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.”Ezekiel 7:19“They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.”Zechariah 13:2“And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.”Isaiah 2:18“And the idols he shall utterly abolish.”Isaiah 27:9“By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.”Jeremiah 12:4“How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.”Jeremiah 21:6“And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.”Ezekiel 14:13“Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:”Matthew 23:39“For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.”Genesis 7:21“And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:”Deuteronomy 7:25“The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God.”Isaiah 17:8“And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.”Jeremiah 4:23“I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.”Jeremiah 10:15“They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.”Ezekiel 14:3“Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?”Ezekiel 15:6“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.”Ezekiel 23:48“Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.”
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