Zephaniah 1:6

“And them that are turned back from the Lord, etc.] Who once were worshippers of him, but now become apostates, and had turned their backs on him and his worship. Some think this describes those who renewed their covenant with God in Josiah’s time, and after that revolted from him, who must be very abominable to him; and therefore he threatens to stretch out his hand, and pour out his wrath upon them: and [those] that have not sought the Lord, nor inquired for him; profane abandoned sinners, that lived without God in the world, and as if there was no God; never concerned themselves about the worship of him, having no faith in him, love to him, or fear and reverence of him; so far were they…”

“This verse describes more comprehensively those guilty of defection from Jehovah in any way (Jer 2:13, Jer 2:17).”

“And them that are turned back from - (Literally, have turned themselves back from following after) the Lord From this half-service, the prophet goes on to the avowed neglect of God, by such as wholly fall away from Him, not setting His will or law before them, “but turning away from” Him. It is their misery that they were set in the right way once, but themselves “turned themselves back,” now no longer “following” God, but “their own lusts, drawn away and enticed” James 1:14 by them. How much more Christians, before whose eyes Christ Jesus is set forth, not as a Redeemer only but as an Example that they should “follow His steps!” 1 Peter 2:21. And those that have not sought the Lord, nor…”

“turned: Sa1 15:11; Psa 36:3, Psa 125:5; Isa 1:4; Jer 2:13, Jer 2:17, Jer 3:10, Jer 15:6; Eze 3:20; Hos 4:15, Hos 4:16, Hos 11:7; Heb 10:38, Heb 10:39; Pe2 2:18-22 and those: Psa 10:4, Psa 14:2, Psa 14:3; Isa 43:22; Hos 7:7; Rom 3:11; Heb 2:3 Zephaniah 1:7”