Zephaniah 2:3 Cross References
Zephaniah 2:3
3: Beg the LORD to save you--all you who are humble, all you who uphold justice. Walk humbly and do what is right. Perhaps even yet the LORD will protect you from his anger on that day of destruction.
Amos 5:14
- Do what is good and run from evil--that you may live! Then the LORD God Almighty will truly be your helper, just as you have claimed he is.
- Hate evil and love what is good; remodel your courts into true halls of justice. Perhaps even yet the LORD God Almighty will have mercy on his people who remain.
Isaiah 26:20
- Go home, my people, and lock your doors! Hide until the LORD's anger against your enemies has passed.
- Look! The LORD is coming from heaven to punish the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will no longer hide those who have been murdered. They will be brought out for all to see.
Psalms 76:9
- You stand up to judge those who do evil, O God, and to rescue the oppressed of the earth.
Psalms 105:4
- Search for the LORD and for his strength, and keep on searching.
Psalms 22:26
- The poor will eat and be satisfied. All who seek the LORD will praise him. Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy.
Jeremiah 29:12
- In those days when you pray, I will listen.
- If you look for me in earnest, you will find me when you seek me.
Isaiah 55:6
- Seek the LORD while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.
- Let the people turn from their wicked deeds. Let them banish from their minds the very thought of doing wrong! Let them turn to the LORD that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Jonah 3:9
- Who can tell? Perhaps even yet God will have pity on us and hold back his fierce anger from destroying us."
Psalms 57:1
- Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy! I look to you for protection. I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings until this violent storm is past.
Amos 5:4
- Now this is what the LORD says to the family of Israel: "Come back to me and live!
- Don't go to worship the idols of Bethel, Gilgal, or Beersheba. For the people of Gilgal will be dragged off into exile, and the people of Bethel will come to nothing."
- Come back to the LORD and live! If you don't, he will roar through Israel like a fire, devouring you completely. Your gods in Bethel certainly won't be able to quench the flames!
Matthew 5:5
- God blesses those who are gentle and lowly, for the whole earth will belong to them.
Hosea 10:12
- I said, `Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of my love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the LORD, that he may come and shower righteousness upon you.'
James 1:21
- So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the message God has planted in your hearts, for it is strong enough to save your souls.
- And remember, it is a message to obey, not just to listen to. If you don't obey, you are only fooling yourself.
Joel 2:13
- Don't tear your clothing in your grief; instead, tear your hearts." Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful. He is not easily angered. He is filled with kindness and is eager not to punish you.
- Who knows? Perhaps even yet he will give you a reprieve, sending you a blessing instead of this terrible curse. Perhaps he will give you so much that you will be able to offer grain and wine to the LORD your God as before!
Matthew 7:7
- "Keep on asking, and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on looking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened.
- For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And the door is opened to everyone who knocks.
1 Peter 1:22
- Now you can have sincere love for each other as brothers and sisters because you were cleansed from your sins when you accepted the truth of the Good News. So see to it that you really do love each other intensely with all your hearts.
2 Chronicles 34:27
- You were sorry and humbled yourself before God when you heard what I said against this city and its people. You humbled yourself and tore your clothing in despair and wept before me in repentance. So I have indeed heard you, says the LORD.
- I will not send the promised disaster against this city and its people until after you have died and been buried in peace. You will not see the disaster I am going to bring on this place.'" So they took her message back to the king.
Psalms 91:1
- Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
1 Thessalonians 4:1
- Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You are doing this already, and we encourage you to do so more and more.
Philippians 3:13
- No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,
- I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven.
Psalms 31:20
- You hide them in the shelter of your presence, safe from those who conspire against them. You shelter them in your presence, far from accusing tongues.
1 Peter 3:4
- You should be known for the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.
2 Peter 3:18
- But grow in the special favor and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be all glory and honor, both now and forevermore. Amen.
Jeremiah 45:5
- Are you seeking great things for yourself? Don't do it! But don't be discouraged. I will bring great disaster upon all these people, but I will protect you wherever you go. I, the LORD, have spoken!"
Psalms 25:8
- The LORD is good and does what is right; he shows the proper path to those who go astray.
- He leads the humble in what is right, teaching them his way.
Proverbs 18:10
- The name of the LORD is a strong fortress; the godly run to him and are safe.
Colossians 3:2
- Let heaven fill your thoughts. Do not think only about things down here on earth.
- For you died when Christ died, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.
- And when Christ, who is your real life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.
Jeremiah 39:18
- Because you trusted me, I will preserve your life and keep you safe. I, the LORD, have spoken!'"
Psalms 32:6
- Therefore, let all the godly confess their rebellion to you while there is time, that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.
- For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory.
Genesis 7:15
- Two by two they came into the boat,
- male and female, just as God had commanded. Then the LORD shut them in.
2 Samuel 12:22
- David replied, "I fasted and wept while the child was alive, for I said, `Perhaps the LORD will be gracious to me and let the child live.'
1 Thessalonians 4:10
- Indeed, your love is already strong toward all the Christians in all of Macedonia. Even so, dear brothers and sisters, we beg you to love them more and more.
Psalms 149:4
- For the LORD delights in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation.
Zechariah 8:19
- "This is what the LORD Almighty says: The traditional fasts and times of mourning you have kept in early summer, midsummer, autumn, and winter are now ended. They will become festivals of joy and celebration for the people of Judah. So love truth and peace.
Isaiah 61:1
- The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is upon me, because the LORD has appointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to announce that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed.
Jeremiah 4:1
- "O Israel, come back to me," says the LORD. "If you will throw away your detestable idols and go astray no more,
- and if you will swear by my name alone, and begin to live good, honest lives and uphold justice, then you will be a blessing to the nations of the world, and all people will come and praise my name."
Jeremiah 3:13
- Only acknowledge your guilt. Admit that you rebelled against the LORD your God and committed adultery against him by worshiping idols under every green tree. Confess that you refused to follow me. I, the LORD, have spoken!'"
- "Return home, you wayward children," says the LORD, "for I am your husband. I will bring you again to the land of Israel--one from here and two from there, from wherever you are scattered.
Exodus 12:27
- And you will reply, `It is the celebration of the LORD's Passover, for he passed over the homes of the Israelites in Egypt. And though he killed the Egyptians, he spared our families and did not destroy us.'" Then all the people bowed their heads and worshiped.
Hosea 7:10
- His arrogance testifies against him, yet he doesn't return to the LORD his God or even try to find him.
Jeremiah 22:15
- "But a beautiful palace does not make a great king! Why did your father, Josiah, reign so long? Because he was just and right in all his dealings. That is why God blessed him.
- He made sure that justice and help were given to the poor and needy, and everything went well for him. Isn't that what it means to know me?" asks the LORD.
Isaiah 11:4
- He will defend the poor and the exploited. He will rule against the wicked and destroy them with the breath of his mouth.