NET Bible
"Her princes are as fierce as roaring lions; her rulers are as hungry as wolves in the desert, who completely devour their prey by morning."
— Zephaniah 3:3, NET Bible
“Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.”
“Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow. ”
“Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing until the next day.”
“Her princes are in the midst of her as roaring lions: her judges are evening wolves, they left nothing for the morning.”
“Her rulers are like loud-voiced lions in her; her judges are wolves of the evening, crushing up the bones before the morning.”
“Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.”
Jerusalem is Corrupt Beware to the filthy, stained city; the city filled with oppressors!
She is disobedient; she has refused correction. She does not trust the LORD; she has not sought the advice of her God.
Her princes are as fierce as roaring lions; her rulers are as hungry as wolves in the desert, who completely devour their prey by morning.
Her prophets are proud; they are deceitful men. Her priests have defiled what is holy; they have broken God’s laws.
The just LORD resides within her; he commits no unjust acts. Every morning he reveals his justice. At dawn he appears without fail. Yet the unjust know no shame.
The Lord’s Judgment will Purify“I destroyed nations; their walled cities are in ruins. I turned their streets into ruins; no one passes through them. Their cities are desolate; no one lives there.