Zephaniah 3:4

Contemporary English Version 1995

Jerusalem's prophets are proud and not to be trusted. The priests have disgraced the place of worship and abused God's Law.

Cross References

Ezekiel 22:26

The priests of Israel ignore my Law! Not only do they refuse to respect any of my sacred things, but they don't even teach the difference between what is sacred and what is ordinary or between what is clean and what is unclean. They treat my Sabbath like any other day, and so my own people no longer honor me.

Malachi 2:8

But you have turned your backs on me. Your teachings have led others to do sinful things, and you have broken the agreement I made with your ancestor Levi.

Hosea 9:7

Israel, the time has come. You will get what you deserve, and you will know it. “Prophets are fools,” you say. “And God's messengers are crazy.” Your terrible guilt has filled you with hatred.

Lamentations 2:14

Your prophets deceived you with false visions and lying messages— they should have warned you to leave your sins and be saved from disaster.

Jeremiah 5:31

Prophets give their messages in the name of a false god, my priests don't want to serve me, and you—my own people— like it this way! But on the day of disaster, where will you turn for help?

Isaiah 9:15

Their rulers and leaders were the head, and the lying prophets were the tail.

Revelation 19:20

But the beast was captured and so was the false prophet. This is the same prophet who had worked miracles for the beast, so he could fool everyone who had the mark of the beast and worshiped the idol. The beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into a lake of burning sulfur.

1 John 4:1

Dear friends, don't believe everyone who claims to have the Spirit of God. Test them all to find out if they really do come from God. Many false prophets have already gone out into the world,

2 Corinthians 11:13

Anyway, they are no more than false apostles and dishonest workers. They only pretend to be apostles of Christ.

Matthew 7:15

Watch out for false prophets! They dress up like sheep, but inside they are wolves who have come to attack you.

Micah 2:11

The only prophet you want is a liar who will say, “Drink and get drunk!”

Jeremiah 8:10

I'll give their wives and fields to strangers. Everyone is greedy and dishonest, whether poor or rich. Even the prophets and priests cannot be trusted.

1 Samuel 2:22

Eli was now very old, and he heard what his sons were doing to the people of Israel.

Judges 9:4

Then they gave Abimelech 70 pieces of silver from the temple of their god Baal Berith. Abimelech used the silver to hire a gang of rough soldiers who would do anything for money.

Jeremiah 34:19

I will let your enemies take all of you prisoner, including the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the royal officials, the priests, and everyone else who walked between the two parts of the calf. These enemies will kill you and leave your bodies lying on the ground as food for birds and wild animals.

Ezekiel 44:23

Priests must teach my people the difference between what is sacred and what is ordinary, and between what is clean and what is unclean.

Malachi 1:6

I, the Lord All-Powerful, have something to say to you priests. Children respect their fathers, and servants respect their masters. I am your father and your master, so why don't you respect me? You priests have insulted me, and now you ask, “How did we insult you?”

Malachi 2:7

You priests should be eager to spread knowledge, and everyone should come to you for instruction, because you speak for me, the Lord All-Powerful.

Ezekiel 22:6

Your own leaders use their power to murder.

Micah 3:11

You leaders accept bribes for dishonest decisions. You priests and prophets teach and preach, but only for money. Then you say, “The Lord is on our side. No harm will come to us.”