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She obeyed not the voice; she received not [a]correction; she trusted not in Jehovah; she drew not near to her God. Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they [b]leave nothing till the morrow. Her prophets are light and treacherous persons; her priests have profaned the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 3:2 Or, instruction
  2. Zephaniah 3:3 Or, gnaw not the bones on the morrow

She obeys(A) no one,
    she accepts no correction.(B)
She does not trust(C) in the Lord,
    she does not draw near(D) to her God.
Her officials within her
    are roaring lions;(E)
her rulers are evening wolves,(F)
    who leave nothing for the morning.(G)
Her prophets are unprincipled;
    they are treacherous people.(H)
Her priests profane the sanctuary
    and do violence to the law.(I)

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