3Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, that leave nothing for the morning.


In Context

1 Woe to her that is rebellious and corrupted, to the oppressing city!

2 She hearkened not to the voice; she received not correction; she confided not in Jehovah; she drew not near her God.

3 Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, that leave nothing for the morning.

4 Her prophets are vain-glorious, treacherous persons; her priests profane the sanctuary, they do violence to the law.

5 The righteous Jehovah is in the midst of her: he doeth no wrong. Every morning doth he bring his judgment to light; it faileth not: but the unrighteous knoweth no shame.

Zephaniah 3:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:3Her princes within her [are] roaring lions; her judges [are] evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:3Her officials are roaring lions, her rulers are evening wolves, who leave nothing for the morning.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:3Her princes are in the midst of her as roaring lions: her judges are evening wolves, they left nothing for the morning.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:3Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:3Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:3Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:3Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing until the next day.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:3Her heads in her midst are roaring lions, Her judges are evening wolves, They have not gnawn the bone in the morning.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:3Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.