Zephaniah 3:2

Verse

She heeded no voice; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God.

American Standard Version (1901)

She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in Jehovah; she drew not near to her God.

She gave no attention to the voice, she had no use for teaching, she put no faith in the Lord, she did not come near to her God.

Douay-Rheims 1899

She hath not hearkened to the voice, neither hath she received discipline: she hath not trusted in the Lord, she drew not near to her God.

Free Bible Version

You don't listen to anybody, you don't accept correction, you don't trust in the Lord, you don't ask for God's help.

Geneva Bible 1599

She heard not the voyce: she receiued not correction: she trusted not in the Lord: she drew not neere to her God.

King James (Authorized) Version

She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.

Translation for Translators

The people there do not pay attention to people who tell them the wrong things that they are doing and try to ◄correct them/cause them to quit doing those things►. The people in Jerusalem do not trust in Yahweh or draw near to ask help from their God.

Unlocked Literal Bible

She has not listened to the voice of God, nor accepted correction from Yahweh. She does not trust in Yahweh and will not approach her God.

Noah Webster Bible

She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.

World English Bible

She didn’t obey the voice. She didn’t receive correction. She didn’t trust in Yahweh. She didn’t draw near to her God.

Young's Literal Translation

She hath not hearkened to the voice, She hath not accepted instruction, In Jehovah she hath not trusted, Unto her God she hath not drawn near.

Context

Judgment on Jerusalem

¹Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled! ²She heeded no voice; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God. ³Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.

Sermons

Unfulfilled Prophecy

Robert Anderson

Summary

Zephaniah 3:2 describes Jerusalem as a rebellious and defiled city, characterized by oppression and disobedience. The verse portrays a city that does not heed correction, trust in the Lord, or draw near to God. Despite being called by God's name and having the temple within its walls, Jerusalem is depicted as unrepentant and impure. This passage serves as a warning against spiritual complacency and the dangers of straying from God's ways, emphasizing the importance of genuine repentance and obedience in maintaining a close relationship with the Lord.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

She obeyed not the voice - Of conscience, of God, and of his prophets. She received not correction - Did not profit by his chastisements; was uneasy and ill-tempered under her afflictions, and derived no manner of good from these chastisements. She trusted not in the Lord - Did not consider him as the Fountain whence all help and salvation should come; and rather sought for support from man and herself, than from God. She drew not near to her God - Did not worship him; did not walk in his ways; did not make prayer and supplication to him.

John Gill Bible Commentary

She obeyed not the voice Of his servants the prophets, as the Targum, by way of explanation, adds, who warned her of her sins and of her ruin. The inhabitants of Jerusalem hearkened not to the voice of John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, who gave notice of his coming; nor to the voice of Christ himself, who stretched out his hand all the day to a disobedient and gainsaying people; nor to the voice of his apostles, whose doctrines they contradicted and blasphemed; and put away the word of God from them, thereby judging themselves unworthy of eternal life: she received not correction; by the rod, by the judgments of God upon her: or "instruction" F25; by the Gospel preached to her inhabitants. So the Targum interprets it, ``she received not doctrine;'' the doctrine of baptism, repentance, and remission of sins, preached by John; but rejected the counsel of God by him against themselves, ( Luke 7:31 ) nor the doctrine and instruction of Christ and his apostles, though of more worth than gold and silver; but, on the contrary, slighted and despised it, and rejected it with the utmost contempt: she trusted not in the Lord; not in the Word of the Lord, as the Targum; the essential Word, Christ Jesus; the Word made flesh, and dwelling among them; they trusted in the law of Moses, and in their obedience to it; in their rites and ceremonies, and in the observance of them, and the traditions of their elders; they trusted in the flesh, in their carnal privileges; in their own legal righteousness, and in themselves, that they were righteous, and despised others; and particularly the righteousness of Christ they submitted not unto; they trusted not in him, nor in that; though they were told, that, if they believed not that he was the Messiah, they should die in their sins: she drew not near to her God; Immanuel, God manifest in the flesh, who was promised to the Jews, and sent unto them, whom their fathers expected, and whose God he was, and theirs also; being in his human nature of them, and God over all blessed for ever; so far were they from drawing near to him, and embracing, him, that they hid, as it were, their faces from him; they would not come to him for life and light, for grace, righteousness, and salvation; nor even to hear him preach, nor suffer others to do the same; but, as much as in them lay, hindered them from attending his ministry, word, and ordinances. The Targum is, ``she drew not nigh to the worship of her God.'' FOOTNOTES: F25 (rowm) "institutionem", Drusius, Tarnovius.

Zephaniah 3:2

Judgment on Jerusalem

Scripture
Sermons
Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

She heeded no voice; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God.

American Standard Version (1901)

She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in Jehovah; she drew not near to her God.

Bible in Basic English

She gave no attention to the voice, she had no use for teaching, she put no faith in the Lord, she did not come near to her God.

Douay-Rheims 1899

She hath not hearkened to the voice, neither hath she received discipline: she hath not trusted in the Lord, she drew not near to her God.

Free Bible Version

You don't listen to anybody, you don't accept correction, you don't trust in the Lord, you don't ask for God's help.

Geneva Bible 1599

She heard not the voyce: she receiued not correction: she trusted not in the Lord: she drew not neere to her God.

King James (Authorized) Version

She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.

Translation for Translators

Unlocked Literal Bible

She has not listened to the voice of God, nor accepted correction from Yahweh. She does not trust in Yahweh and will not approach her God.

Noah Webster Bible

She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.

World English Bible

She didn’t obey the voice. She didn’t receive correction. She didn’t trust in Yahweh. She didn’t draw near to her God.

Young's Literal Translation

She hath not hearkened to the voice, She hath not accepted instruction, In Jehovah she hath not trusted, Unto her God she hath not drawn near.

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Zephaniah 3:2

Verse

Context

Judgment on Jerusalem

Sermons

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Zephaniah 3:2

Judgment on Jerusalem

Unfulfilled Prophecy

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary