Zephaniah
3 chapter
Zephaniah: The whole book, chapter by chapter
Zephaniah 1
Zephaniah 1 opens in verse 1 with “The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah…”, reaches its middle movement near verse 9 with “In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill…”, and closes in verse 18 with “Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the…” Repeated or prominent terms include LORD, land, consume, houses, punish. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Zephaniah 2 opens in verse 1 with “Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;”, reaches its middle movement near verse 8 with “I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby…”, and closes in verse 15 with “This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and…” Repeated or prominent terms include LORD, desolation, people, anger, coast. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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Zephaniah 3 opens in verse 1 with “Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!”, reaches its middle movement near verse 10 with “From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed…”, and closes in verse 20 with “At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make…” Repeated or prominent terms include LORD, midst, gather, daughter, Israel. Together, those details trace this chapter’s own movement from its opening to its conclusion.
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