She has not obeyed;(A)
she has not accepted discipline.(B)
She has not trusted(C) in Yahweh;
she has not drawn near to her God.
The[a] princes within her are roaring lions;(D)
her judges are wolves of the night,(E)
which leave nothing for[b] the morning.
Her prophets are reckless(F)
treacherous men.
Her priests profane the sanctuary;
they do violence to instruction.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 3:3 Lit Her
  2. Zephaniah 3:3 Or that had nothing to gnaw in

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