Zephaniah
Old Testament · translated from the Hebrew
Zephaniah announces the day of YHWH, a day of anger on Judah and the nations, and then the joy of a people afflicted and poor, in whose midst YHWH rejoices with shouts of joy (3:12, 17).
How it is laid out
Key verses
- Zephaniah 3:17 — He will rejoice over you with gladness
- Zephaniah 2:3 — Seek YHWH, all the humble of the earth
Who wrote it
Zephaniah son of Cushi, a descendant of a Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah, king of Judah (1:1).
When it was written
Around 640–609 BC, during the reign of Josiah (1:1).
For whom, and in what situation
For Judah and Jerusalem, who mixed the worship of YHWH with that of Baal and of the army of the heavens (1:4-5). He calls the humble of the earth to seek YHWH (2:3).
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