Zephaniah / Question
Zephaniah describes people who have turned back from following the LORD. He also names those who do not seek the LORD or inquire of him (Zephaniah 1:6).
In Zephaniah 1:4–6 God announces direct action against Judah and Jerusalem, focusing on religious corruption. The target is not only open devotion to other gods (Baal and astral worship) but also mixed loyalties where people use Yahweh’s name while binding themselves to another deity. These verses sit within Zephaniah’s opening announcement of sweeping judgment that narrows from the whole creation (1:2–3) to Judah’s capital (1:4).
Zephaniah 1:4–6 presents God as personally and intentionally moving against Judah and Jerusalem because their worship has become corrupt and hollow.
A common mistake is to treat this as trivia. Names, places, numbers, and sequence details often carry memory, covenant identity, or narrative movement in the biblical story.
Start with Zephaniah 1:6, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
6those who have turned back from following Yahweh, and those who haven`t sought Yahweh nor inquired after him.