Zephaniah Multiple Choice Questions [NIV Based]
B=Beginning,
I=Intermediate; A= Advanced
By Ted Hildebrandt
biblicalelearning.org (BeL)
Zephaniah 1 Multiple Choice Questions
1. Zephaniah was a descendent of what Judean king (Zeph 1:1)?
A. Ahaz
B. Hezekiah
C. Amon
D. Jehoiakim
B:B:Zp:1
2. How is the content of the book of Zephaniah described as coming to the prophet Zephaniah (Zeph 1:1)?
A. The vision of Zephaniah
B. The heavens opened and Zephaniah saw
C. The word of the Lord came to Zephaniah
D. The Lord anointed Zephaniah as his prophet
C:B:Zp:1
3. Zephaniah prophesied during the reign of what king of Judah (Zeph 1:1)?
A. Hezekiah
B. Ahaz
C. Manasseh
D. Josiah
D:B:Zp:1
4. Josiah was the son of what king of Judah (Zeph 1:1)?
A. Amon
B. Hezekiah
C. Ahaziah
D. Jehu
A:A:Zp:1
5. What does the Lord declare he will do to everything on the face of the earth (Zeph 1:2)?
A. Burn it up with an unquenchable fire
B. Sweep it away
C. Blow it away
D. Wash it away
B:B:Zp:1
6. The Lord explicitly declares he will sweep away all of the following EXCEPT (Zeph 1:3)
A. Men
B. Animals
C. Trees
D. Birds
E. Fish
C:B:Zp:1
7. When God cuts off humans from the face of the earth what will the wicked have (Zeph 1:3)?
A. Only the shirt on their backs
B. Only a burned stick left
C. Only the dust of the earth
D. Only heaps of rubble
D:B:Zp:1
8. What will God do to Judah and against all who live in Jerusalem (Zeph 1:4)?
A. Stretch out his hand
B. Raise a banner
C. Send out his angels
D. Stand in front of his throne
A:B:Zp:1
9. What does the Lord say he will cut off from this place [Jerusalem] (Zeph 1:4)?
A. All the high places
B. Every remnant of Baal
C. The altars of Moloch
D. The pagan prophets
B:B:Zp:1
10. Whose names does the Lord declare he will cut off (Zeph 1:4)?
A. Those who have broken his covenant
B. The kings of Judah
C. The idolatrous priests
D. The false prophets
C:B:Zp:1
11. What do some who will be cut off bow down to on their roofs (Zeph 1:5)?
A. Baal
B. Things their hands have made
C. Animals that crawl on the ground
D. The starry host
D:I:Zp:1
12. The ones who swear by the Lord’s name and _______’s name will be cut off (Zeph 1:5)?
A. Molech
B. Chemosh
C. Marduk
D. Baal
A:I:Zp:1
13. Who will be cut off (Zeph 1:6)?
A. Those who believe in lies and oppress the poor
B. Those who neither seek or inquire of the Lord
C. Those who plunder the people of the Lord
D. Those who spurn the temple of the Lord
B:B:Zp:1
14. What were the people to be before the Sovereign Lord (Zeph 1:7)?
A. Humble
B. Joyful
C. Silent
D. Holy
C:B:Zp:1
15. Who has the Lord consecrated (Zeph 1:7)?
A. Those who follow him
B. Those who worship him
C. Those he has purified
D. Those he has invited
D:I:Zp:1
16. What is near (Zeph 1:7)?
A. The Lord’s mercy
B. The end
C. The day of the Lord
D. The day of judgment
C:B:Zp:1
17. All of the following will be punished on the day of the Lord’s sacrifice EXCEPT (Zeph 1:8)?
A. The princes
B. The false prophets
C. The king’s sons
D. Those clad in foreign clothes
B:I:Zp:1
18. On that day who will the Lord punish (Zeph 1:9)?
A. Those stepping on the threshold
B. Those who run after idols
C. Those who touch the city gates
D. Those striking the horns on the altar
A:B:Zp:1
19. What do they fill with violence and deceit (Zeph 1:9)?
A. Their houses
B. The temple of their gods
C. The city gates
D. The land
B:B:Zp:1
20. On that day from what will go up from the Fish Gate (Zeph 1:10)?
A. A net
B. A message
C. A cry
D. A prayer
C:I:Zp:1
21. Where will wailing come from on that day (Zeph 1:10)?
A. The Fish Gate
B. Mount Zion
C. The Gihon Spring
D. The New Quarter
D:A:Zp:1
22. Who does Zephaniah say will be wiped out (Zeph 1:11)?
A. All your idols
B. All your priests
C. All your merchants
D. All your kings
C:I:Zp:1
23. Who does Zephaniah tell to wail (Zeph 1:11)?
A. All who live outside the gate
B. All who live in the market district
C. All who live palaces
D. All who serve Baal
B:I:Zp:1
24. What traders will be ruined (Zeph 1:11)?
A. Silver traders
B. Spice traders
C. Sheep traders
D. Olive traders
A:B:Zp:1
25. Where will the Lord search with lamps (Zeph 1:12)?
A. Bethel
B. Jerusalem
C. Hebron
D. Gibeon
B:B:Zp:1
26. Who will the Lord punish (Zeph 1:12)?
A. Those who are wicked
B. Those who oppress the poor
C. Those who are complacent
D. Those who follow Baal
C:I:Zp:1
27. What do the complacent think (Zeph 1:12)?
A. It is too hard to follow the Lord
B. There is no day of the Lord
C. The idols will save them from the day of the Lord
D. The Lord will do nothing either good or bad
D:B:Zp:1
28. What will the complacent do and not receive the rewards of their efforts (Zeph 1:13)?
A. They will build houses and not live in them
B. They will plant olive trees but not harvest any oil
C. They will walk miles and find no water
D. They will seek for the Lord but not find him
A:I:Zp:1
29. What will the complacent do and not receive the rewards of their efforts (Zeph 1:13)?
A. They will plant olive trees but not harvest any oil
B. They will plant vineyards but not drink the wine
C. They will walk miles and find no water
D. They will seek for the Lord but not find him
B:I:Zp:1
30. What is coming quickly (Zeph 1:14)?
A. The great day of the Lord
B. The end of all things
C. The judgment on Israel
D. Disaster and disease
A:B:Zp:1
31. Whose bitter shouting will be heard on the great day of the Lord (Zeph 1:14)?
A. Children
B. Mothers
C. Widows
D. Warriors
D:I:Zp:1
32. All of the following were used to describe the great day of the Lord EXCEPT (Zeph 1:15)?
A. Day of trumpet and battle cry
B. Day of distress and anguish
C. Day sorrow and sadness
D. Day of trouble and ruin
E. Day of darkness and gloom
C:B:Zp:1
33. In the day of the Lord how will people walk (Zeph 1:17)?
A. Like a prince before his people
B. Like blind men
C. Like yoked oxen
D. Like a slave with no shoes
B:I:Zp:1
34. What will be poured out like dust (Zeph 1:17)?
A. Their blood
B. Their wine
C. Their oil
D. Their water
A:B:Zp:1
35. Why will the Lord bring distress on the people (Zeph 1:17)?
A. Because they have rebelled against him
B. Because they have sinned
C. Because they have turned their back on him
D. Because of their idols of gold
B:B:Zp:1
36. On the day of the Lord’s wrath what will not be able to save them (Zeph 1:18)?
A. Their swords and shields
B. Their warriors and wisemen
C. Their silver and gold
D. The power and might
C:B:Zp:1
37. In what will the whole world be consumed (Zeph 1:18)?
A. The fury of his wrath
B. The greatness of his power
C. The kindness of his mercy
D. The fire of his jealousy
D:B:Zp:1
38. Of what will the Lord make a sudden end (Zeph 1:18)?
A. All who live in the earth
B. All who trust in idols
C. All who have oppressed the poor
D. All who turn away from him
A:B:Zp:1
Zephaniah 2
1. What does Zephaniah tell the shameful nation to do (Zeph 2:1)?
A. Repent
B. Flee
C. Gather together
D. Put on sackcloth
C:B:Zp:1
2. What did Zephaniah say would sweep on like chaff (Zeph 2:2)?
A. The appointed time
B. The judgments of the Lord
C. The famine in the land
D. The east wind
A:I:Zp:1
3. Who does Zephaniah admonish to seek the Lord (Zeph 2:3)?
A. Those who have turned from the Lord
B. All who are humble in the land
C. All who live on Mount Zion
D. All those who desire the coming of the great day
B:B:Zp:2
4. Why does Zephaniah admonish them to seek righteousness (Zeph 2:3)?
A. Perhaps the Lord will forgive their iniquity and pardon their rebellion
B. So that they will be ready to meet their maker
C. Perhaps they will escape the fury of the Lord in the land of the living
D. Perhaps they will be sheltered on the day of the Lord’s anger
D:I:Zp:2
5. All of the following Philistine cities are mentioned EXCEPT (Zeph 2:4)
A. Gaza
B. Ashkelon
C. Azekah
D. Ashdod
E. Ekron
C:B:Zp:2
6. What city will be abandoned (Zeph 2:4)?
A. Bethel
B. Gaza
C. Gibeon
D. Ramah
B:I:Zp:2
7. What were the people of the Philistines by the sea called (Zeph 3:5)?
A. Kerethites
B. Ephraimites
C. Jebusites
D. Amorites
A:A:Zp:2
8. What did the Lord say to the Philistines of Canaan (Zeph 3:5)?
A. I will burn your temples with fire
B. I will destroy you and none will be left
C. I will carry you off to a foreign land far away
D. I will bring Egypt up against you
B:I:Zp:2
9. What will replace the Kerethites in their land (Zeph 2:6)?
A. A place for jackals
B. A place of scorpions
C. A place for shepherds and sheep pens
D. A place for farmers plowing and sowing
C:B:Zp:2
10. Where do the Kerethites dwell (Zeph 2:6)?
A. By the Sorek Valley
B. By the Judean desert
C. By the Negev
D. By the sea
D:I:Zp:2
11. To whom will the land of the Kerethites belong (Zeph 2:7)?
A. The remnant of the house of Judah
B. The tribal inheritance of Dan
C. The people of the Negev will inherit it
D. The exiles of Benjamin will conquer it
A:B:Zp:2
12. Where will the remnant of Judah lie down (Zeph 2:7)?
A. On the high places of Ekron
B. In the houses of Ashkelon
C. In the fields of Gath
D. On the sands of Ashkelon
B:A:Zp:2
13. What will the Lord do for the remnant of Judah (Zeph 2:7)?
A. Dwell with them
B. Fill their cities with plenty
C. Restore their fortunes
D. Bring them back to the land
C:I:Zp:2
14. Who had made threats against Zephaniah’s people’s land (Zeph 2:8)?
A. The Edomites and Arameans
B. The Philistines and Kerethites
C. The Amorites and Jebusites
D. The Moabites and Ammonites
D:A:Zp:2
15. What did God say Moab would become like (Zeph 2:9)?
A. Sodom
B. Babylon
C. Gaza
D. Hormah
A:B:Zp:2
16. God describe the land of Sodom and Gomorrah as all of the following EXCEPT (Zeph 2:9)
A. Place of weeds
B. Desert
C. Salt pits
D. A wasteland
B:B:Zp:2
17. Who will inherit the land of the Moabites and Ammonites (Zeph 2:9)?
A. Judah
B. The people of Mount Zion
C. The survivors of God’s nation
D. The exiles of Israel among the nations
C:B:Zp:2
18. In return for what would Moab and Ammon be plundered by the remnant of God’s people (Zeph 2:10)?
A. Their oppression
B. Their plundering
C. Their murdering
D. Their pride
D:I:Zp:2
19. When will the Lord be awesome to the nations (Zeph 2:11)?
A. When he destroys all the gods
B. When he brings Israel back to the land
C. When he burns the cities of Moab
D. When he exalts Zion
A:B:Zp:2
20. What will the nations on every shore do (Zeph 2:11)?
A. Come to Zion
B. Worship God
C. Cry out to the Lord
D. Turn from their idols
B:B:Zp:2
21. What will happen to the Cushites (Zeph 2:12)?
A. They will come to Jerusalem
B. They aid the exiles of Judah
C. They will be slain by the sword
D. They will be carried into exile
C:B:Zp:2
22. What nation will God destroy when he reaches out his hand to the north (Zeph 2:13)?
A. Babylon
B. Aram
C. Anatolia
D. Assyria
D:B:Zp:2
23. When God stretches his hand out against Assyria what will Nineveh be like (Zeph 2:13)?
A. Dry as a desert
B. A burning pit
C. A swamp
D. Flat as a floor
A:I:Zp:2
24. Where will desert owls and screech owls roost at Nineveh (Zeph 2:14)
A. On the city walls
B. On the city columns
C. On the threshold of the city
D. In the city square
B:I:Zp:2
25. At Nineveh what will be in the doorways (Zeph 2:14)?
A. Plunder
B. Their idols
C. Rubble
D. Stones
C:B:Zp:2
26. What did carefree Nineveh say to herself (Zeph 2:15)?
A. Who shall bring me down to the ground?
B. I am the greatest since the beginning of the world
C. No one can defeat me
D. I am, and there is none besides me
D:B:Zp:2
27. What do all who pass by do to Nineveh (Zeph 2:15)?
A. Scoff and shake their fists
B. Put on sackcloth and mourn
C. Laugh and dance on her ruins
D. Become silent and wonder
A:B:Zp:2
28. What has Nineveh become (Zeph 2:15)?
A. A home for doves
B. A lair for wild beasts
C. The home of vultures
D. A pile of rocks
B:I:Zp:2
Zephaniah 3
1. Zephaniah gives a woe to the city [Jerusalem] of all of the following EXCEPT (Zeph 3:1)
A. Oppressors
B. Rebellious
C. Defiled
D. Wicked
D:A:Zp:3
2. The city of Jerusalem does not do all of the following EXCEPT (Zeph 3:2)
A. She obeys no one
B. She confesses no sin
C. She accepts no correction
D. She does not trust in the Lord
E. She does not draw near to her God
B:B:Zp:3
3. What does Zephaniah liken Jerusalem’s officials to (Zeph 3:3)?
A. Leopards
B. Lions
C. Bears
D. Vultures
B:B:Zp:3
4. What does Zephaniah liken Jerusalem’s rulers to (Zeph 3:3)?
A. Leopards
B. Bears
C. Wolves
D. Vultures
C:B:Zp:3
5. What characteristics does Zephaniah attribute to Jerusalem’s prophets (Zeph 3:4)?
A. Rebellion
B. Deception
C. Wickedness
D. Arrogance
D:B:Zp:3
6. How does Zephaniah characterize Jerusalem’s priests (Zeph 3:4)?
A. They profane the sanctuary
B. They offer sacrifices of sin
C. They lead people astray
D. They violated the Sabbath
A:B:Zp:3
7. How does Zephaniah characterize Jerusalem’s priests (Zeph 3:4)?
A. They offer sacrifices of sin
B. They do violence to the law
C. They lead people astray
D. They violated the Sabbath
B:B:Zp:3
8. What does the Lord dispense morning by morning (Zeph 3:5)?
A. Righteousness
B. Faithfulness
C. Justice
D. Kindness
C:I:Zp:3
9. What does the Lord do every day (Zeph 3:5)?
A. He does signs and wonders
B. He condemns the guilty
C. He leads his people
D. He does not fail
D:B:Zp:3
10. What do the unrighteous not know (Zeph 3:5)?
A. Shame
B. Guilt
C. The way of the Lord
D. Justice
A:B:Zp:3
11. What does the Lord say he has cut off (Zeph 3:6)?
A. The wicked
B. The nations
C. The oppressors of Judah
D. The priests
B:B:Zp:3
12. What has the Lord left deserted (Zeph 3:6)?
A. Their gates
B. Their strong towers
C. Their streets
D. Their houses
C:I:Zp:3
13. What two things does the Lord tell Jerusalem it must do not to be cut off (Zeph 3:7)?
A. Repent and confess their sins
B. Seek the Lord and walk in his ways
C. Purify his sanctuary and put on sackcloth
D. Fear him and accept correction
D:B:Zp:3
14. What were the residents of Jerusalem eager to do in all they did (Zeph 3:7)?
A. Act corruptly
B. Rebel against the Lord
C. Oppress the widows and orphans
D. Seek others gods
A:I:Zp:3
15. Why is the Lord gathering the nations (Zeph 3:8)?
A. To teach them the ways of the Lord
B. To pour out his wrath on them
C. To give them over to the one smiting
D. To bring them to Mount Zion
B:B:Zp:3
16. With what will the whole world be consumed (Zeph 3:9)?
A. Famine and drought all over the global
B. The flood from the Almighty
C. The fire of God’s jealous anger
D. The iron rod of correction
C:B:Zp:3
17. What will the Lord do for the peoples (Zeph 3:9)?
A. Strike them down with an iron rod
B. Cleanse them with oil
C. Forgive them
D. Purify their lips
D:B:Zp:3
18. Why will the Lord purify the lips of the peoples (Zeph 3:9)?
A. So that they may call on the name of the Lord
B. So that they may believe on the Lord Almighty
C. So that they will turn from their sins
D. So that they will walk in his ways
A:B:Zp:3
19. What will the peoples do shoulder to shoulder (Zeph 3:9)?
A. File into their cities
B. Serve the Lord
C. Work in the harvest
D. Block the opening of the gates
B:I:Zp:3
20. For beyond what area will God’s scattered people bring offerings (Zeph 3:10)?
A. The river of Egypt
B. The Euphrates River
C. The rivers of Cush
D. The mountains of Aram
C:I:Zp:3
21. Who will God remove from this city (Zeph 3:11)?
A. The wicked
B. The unrighteous who have oppressed the poor
C. Those who have defiled themselves
D. Those who rejoice in their pride
D:B:Zp:3
22. Who will never again be on God’s holy hill (Zeph 3:11)?
A. The haughty
B. The wicked
C. The unrighteous
D. The rebellious
A:B:Zp:3
23. Who will be left within you (Zeph 3:12)?
A. The righteous
B. The humble and meek
C. The repentant
D. Those holy unto the Lord
B:B:Zp:3
24. Who will be left within you (Zeph 3:12)?
A. The righteous who follow in the ways of the Lord
B. The repentant who are forgiven
C. Those who trust in the name of the Lord
D. Those holy unto the Lord
C:B:Zp:3
25. In whose mouths will not be found any deceit (Zeph 3:13)?
A. The redeemed of the Lord
B. The righteous who dwell in the land
C. The merchants
D. The remnant of Israel
D:B:Zp:3
26. What will happen after the remnant eats (Zeph 3:13)?
A. They will lie down and no one will make them afraid
B. Each will rest under his own vine
C. They will harvest figs from their own trees
D. Their swords will be beat into plowshares
A:B:Zp:3
27. Who does Zephaniah exhort to sing (Zeph 3:14)?
A. Daughter of Israel
B. Daughter of Zion
C. Son of Abraham
D. Son of the Most High
B:I:Zp:3
28. Why should the daughter of Jerusalem be glad and rejoice (Zeph 3:15)?
A. The Lord has consecrated your land
B. The Lord has cleansed your heart
C. The Lord has taken away your punishment
D. The Lord has forgiven your sins
C:B:Zp:3
29. Why should the daughter of Jerusalem be glad and rejoice (Zeph 3:15)?
A. The Lord has consecrated your land
B. The Lord has cleansed your heart
C. The Lord has forgiven your sins
D. The Lord has turned back your enemy
D:I:Zp:3
30. What will never happen again because the King of Israel is with them (Zeph 3:15)?
A. They will never again fear any harm
B. They will never again be exiled from their land
C. Jerusalem will never again be destroyed
D. They will never again serve foreign gods
A:B:Zp:3
31. On that day what will they say to Jerusalem (Zeph 3:16)?
A. Stand firm forever
B. Do not fear, O Zion
C. No terror shall ever enter you again
D. Zion is the Lord’s dwelling forever
B:I:Zp:3
32. What is the Lord mighty to do (Zeph 3:17)?
A. To rescue
B. To love
C. To save
D. To forgive
C:B:Zp:3
33. With what will the Lord quiet Israel (Zeph 3:17)?
A. With his mercy
B. With his kindness
C. With his rest
D. With his love
D:B:Zp:3
34. What will the Lord their God do over them (Zeph 3:17)?
A. Rejoice over them with singing
B. Pronounce their forgiveness
C. Provide shadow to protect them
D. Shine like the sun in his righteousness
A:B:Zp:3
35. What does the Lord say he will remove from them (Zeph 3:18)?
A. Sickness and disease
B. Sorrows for the appointed feasts
C. The enemy from a foreign land
D. The mildew and locusts that have plagued them
B:B:Zp:3
36. Who does the Lord say he will rescue (Zeph 3:19)?
A. The blind
B. The oppressed
C. The lame
D. The righteous
C:I:Zp:4
37. Where will the Lord give them praise and honor (Zeph 3:19)?
A. On Mount Zion
B. On all the hills of Judea where they were carried into exile
C. In the valleys of the Arabah
D. In every land where they were put to shame
D:B:Zp:3
38. What will the Lord do at that time (Zeph 3:20)?
A. Bring them home
B. Forgive their sins
C. Speak gently to them
D. Lead them into Zion
A:B:Zp:3
39. What will the Lord give them among all the peoples of the earth (Zeph 3:20)?
A. Victory
B. Praise and honor
C. Rule over them all
D. Peace and harmony
B:B:Zp:3