Zephaniah 1:6
and those who turn back
What it says
Those who turn back from the LORD and no longer seek or inquire of Him are marked for judgment.
What it is doing
This verse identifies apostasy and indifference as covenant guilt.
In context
1This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah: 2“I will completely sweep away 3“I will sweep away man and beast; 4“I will stretch out My hand against Judah 5those who bow on the rooftops 6and those who turn back