Zephaniah 1:1 (YLT)

Passage

A word of Jehovah that hath been unto Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezikiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amoz, king of Judah:

Nearby Context

Zephaniah 1:1 A word of Jehovah that hath been unto Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezikiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amoz, king of Judah:

Zephaniah 1:2 I utterly consume all from off the face of the ground, An affirmation of Jehovah.

Zephaniah 1:3 I consume man and beast, I consume fowl of the heavens, and fishes of the sea, And the stumbling-blocks--the wicked, And I have cut off man from the face of the ground, An affirmation of Jehovah,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "word", "jehovah", "hath", "been", "zephaniah", "cushi", "gedaliah", and "amariah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "word" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "I utterly consume all from off the...", so "word" and "jehovah" should be read forward into that movement. In Zephaniah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "word" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.