Zephaniah 3:3–4
Zephaniah 3:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)
3 Her officials within her
are roaring lions;
her rulers are evening wolves,
who leave nothing for the morning.
4 Her prophets are unprincipled;
they are treacherous people.
Her priests profane the sanctuary
and do violence to the law.
Zephaniah 3:3–4 — English Standard Version (ESV)
3 Her officials within her
are roaring lions;
her judges are evening wolves
that leave nothing till the morning.
4 Her prophets are fickle, treacherous men;
her priests profane what is holy;
they do violence to the law.
Zephaniah 3:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
3 Her princes within her are roaring lions;
Her judges are evening wolves;
They gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons:
Her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
Zephaniah 3:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3 Its leaders are like roaring lions
hunting for their victims.
Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time,
who by dawn have left no trace of their prey.
4 Its prophets are arrogant liars seeking their own gain.
Its priests defile the Temple by disobeying God’s instructions.
Zephaniah 3:3–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
3 Her princes in her midst are roaring lions;
Her judges are evening wolves
That leave not a bone till morning.
4 Her prophets are insolent, treacherous people;
Her priests have polluted the sanctuary,
They have done violence to the law.
Zephaniah 3:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)
3 Its officers are like roaring lions.
Its rulers are like hungry wolves that attack in the evening,
and in the morning nothing is left of those they attacked.
4 Its prophets are proud;
they are people who cannot be trusted.
Its priests don’t respect holy things;
they break God’s teachings.
Zephaniah 3:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)
3 Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow. 4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons; her priests have profaned the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
Zephaniah 3:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
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.
Zephaniah 3:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
3 Its officials are ⸤like⸥ roaring lions.
Its judges are ⸤like⸥ wolves in the evening.
They leave nothing to gnaw on for the morning.
4 Its prophets are reckless and unfaithful.
Its priests contaminate what is holy.
They violate the teachings.
Zephaniah 3:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
3 The princes within her are roaring lions;
her judges are wolves of the night,
which leave nothing for the morning.
4 Her prophets are reckless —
treacherous men.
Her priests profane the sanctuary;
they do violence to instruction.
Zephaniah 3:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3 The officials within it
are roaring lions;
its judges are evening wolves
that leave nothing until the morning.
4 Its prophets are reckless,
faithless persons;
its priests have profaned what is sacred,
they have done violence to the law.
Zephaniah 3:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
3 Her officials in her midst are roaring lions;
her judges are evening wolves;
they leave nothing until the morning.
4 Her prophets are arrogant men of treachery;
her priests have defiled that which is holy;
they do violence to the law.
Zephaniah 3:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
3 Their officials are like roaring lions.
Their rulers are like wolves that hunt in the evening.
They don’t leave anything to eat in the morning.
4 Their prophets are proud.
They can’t be trusted.
Their priests pollute the temple.
They break the law they teach others to obey.