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{{About |the Book of Zephaniah|the Hebrew prophet|Zephaniah}}
{{Tanakh OT|Nevi'im|prophetic}}
[[File:Leningrad-codex-13-twelve-minor-prophets.pdf |250px |thumb|The [[Leningrad Codex]] (AD. 1008) contains the complete
The '''Book of Zephaniah''' {{IPAc-en|ˌ|z|ɛ|f|ə|ˈ|n|aɪ|.|ə}} ({{lang-he|צְפַנְיָה}}, ''Ṣəfanyā''; sometimes Latinized as ''Sophonias'') is the ninth of the [[Twelve Minor Prophets]] of the [[Old Testament]] and [[Tanakh]], preceded by the [[Book of Habakkuk]] and followed by the [[Book of Haggai]]. Zephaniah means "[[Yahweh]] has hidden/protected,"{{sfn |Grudem et al. |2008|p=1729}} or "Yahweh hides".{{sfn |Carson et al. |2015|p= 1839}} Zephaniah is also a male given name. The original text was written in [[Biblical Hebrew]].
== Authorship and date ==
[[File:Southern France, Toulouse(?), 13th century - Fol. 362v, Zephaniah, historiated initial V, Zephaniah kneeling with a scro - 2008.2.362.b - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif|thumb|
The book's superscription attributes its authorship to "Zephaniah son of Cushi son of Gedaliah son of Amariah son of Hezekiah, in the days of [[Josiah|King Josiah]] son of [[Amon of Judah]],"<ref>[[Zephaniah 1#Verse 1|Zephaniah 1:1]], [[New Revised Standard Version|NRSV]]</ref> All that is known of [[Zephaniah]] comes from the text.{{sfn|Grudem et al.|2008|p=1729}}
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== Themes ==
[[File:Sophonie s'adressant au peuple.jpg|thumb|upright=1.15|Illustration depicting Zephaniah addressing the people, from a French 16th
''The HarperCollins Study Bible'' supplies headings for the book as follows:{{sfn|Attridge|Meeks|2006|pp=1260-64}}
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