1. Zephaniah 1:1–3:20 (ESV)
  2. Structure and outline

Outline of the book of Zephaniah

Zephaniah 1:1–3:20 (ESV)

1 The word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.

  • Zephaniah 1:1 – Superscription

  • Zephaniah 1:2–18 – An impending dark day of the Lord against Judah and Jerusalem

  • Zephaniah 2:1 – 3:8 – Judgment against the nations, as well as Judah and Jerusalem

  • Zephaniah 3:9–20 – Joy in the Lord’s restoration of Judah’s remnant