Zephaniah 3:3

Good News Translation

Its officials are like roaring lions; its judges are like hungry wolves, too greedy to leave a bone until morning.

Cross References

Proverbs 28:15

Poor people are helpless against a wicked ruler; he is as dangerous as a growling lion or a prowling bear.

Isaiah 1:23

Your leaders are rebels and friends of thieves; they are always accepting gifts and bribes. They never defend orphans in court or listen when widows present their case.

Isaiah 5:29

The soldiers roar like lions that have killed an animal and are carrying it off where no one can take it away from them.

Jeremiah 22:17

But you can only see your selfish interests; you kill the innocent and violently oppress your people. The Lord has spoken.

Jeremiah 23:11

The Lord says, “The prophets and the priests are godless; I have caught them doing evil in the Temple itself.

Jeremiah 5:6

That is why lions from the forest will kill them; wolves from the desert will tear them to pieces, and leopards will prowl through their towns. If those people go out, they will be torn apart because their sins are numerous and time after time they have turned from God.

Ezekiel 22:6

All Israel's leaders trust in their own strength and commit murder.

Ezekiel 33:26

You rely on your swords. Your actions are disgusting. Everyone commits adultery. What makes you think that the land is yours?

Habakkuk 1:8

“Their horses are faster than leopards, fiercer than hungry wolves. Their cavalry troops come riding from distant lands; their horses paw the ground. They come swooping down like eagles attacking their prey.