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Zephaniah

Zephaniah, book of

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Zephaniah, book of Zephaniah was one of the twelve Minor Prophets of the OT. He lived in the reign of Josiah (646–609 bce) and may have been descended from King Hezekiah. He was one of those who were appalled by the apostasies of Manasseh (697–642 bce). The message of his book is that Jerusalem should repent, urgently, and forsake idolatrous rites (Zeph. 1: 12). The coming day of the Lord will bring vengeance (1: 14–16), verses taken up in the 13th-cent. Christian hymn Dies irae, dies illa. It will not be a day of defeat for Judah's enemies but of war against the covenant people. Beginning in the city itself, battles will spread everywhere, devastating the people of Judah and foreign countries equally. The only hope lies in repentance (2: 3) and the small number who do will indeed be saved (2: 7, 9); Jerusalem will rejoice again and the Lord will exult as on a day of festival (3: 17), and the faithful will be vindicated—a post-exilic assurance.
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Zephaniah, Book of

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Zephaniah, Book of. Minor Prophet. The Book announces the approaching judgement of all peoples in the Day of the Lord, but holds out the hope of future conversion among foreign nations and of a faithful remnant among the Jews. The prophecy claims to have been delivered in the reign of Josiah (d. c.608 BC); it probably belongs before 621 BC. The opening words of the ‘Dies irae’ are taken from the Vulgate version of 1:15 f.
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Zephaniah

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Zephaniah ♂ Biblical name, meaning ‘hidden by God’ in Hebrew, borne by one of the minor prophets, author of the book of the Bible that bears his name. Its occasional use in Britain may be influenced by the poet Benjamin Zephaniah, who was born in Jamaica in 1958.

Short form: Zeph.
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Zephaniah

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Zephaniah. Prophet of the 7th cent. BCE. The Book of Zephaniah is the ninth of the Minor Prophets, and the author is probably reacting to the abuses current in the days of King Manasseh (687–642 BCE).
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Zephaniah

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Zephaniah , in the Bible. 1 Prophet, author of the book of Zephaniah . 2 Father of Hen . 3 Father of Josiah 2. 4 Singer. 5 Important priest at the time of the Captivity.

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Zephaniah

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Zephaniah a Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century bc; a book of the Bible containing his prophecies.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Zephaniah." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Zephaniah

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Zephaniah •acquire, admire, afire, applier, aspire, attire, ayah, backfire, barbwire, bemire, briar, buyer, byre, choir, conspire, crier, cryer, defier, denier, desire, dire, drier, dryer, dyer, enquire, entire, esquire, expire, fire, flyer, friar, fryer, Gaia, gyre, hellfire, hire, hiya, ire, Isaiah, jambalaya, Jeremiah, Josiah, Kintyre, latria, liar, lyre, Maia, Maya, Mayer, messiah, mire, misfire, Nehemiah, Obadiah, papaya, pariah, peripeteia, perspire, playa, Praia, prior, pyre, quire, replier, scryer, shire, shyer, sire, skyer, Sophia, spire, squire, supplier, Surabaya, suspire, tier, tire, transpire, trier, tumble-dryer, tyre, Uriah, via, wire, Zechariah, Zedekiah, Zephaniah •homebuyer

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