Zephaniah 3:3

New King James Version

Her princes in her midst are roaring lions; Her judges are evening wolves That leave not a bone till morning.

Cross References

Proverbs 28:15

Like a roaring lion and a charging bear Is a wicked ruler over poor people.

Isaiah 1:23

Your princes are rebellious, And companions of thieves; Everyone loves bribes, And follows after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, Nor does the cause of the widow come before them.

Isaiah 5:29

Their roaring will be like a lion, They will roar like young lions; Yes, they will roar And lay hold of the prey; They will carry it away safely, And no one will deliver.

Jeremiah 22:17

“Yet your eyes and your heart are for nothing but your covetousness, For shedding innocent blood, And practicing oppression and violence.”

Jeremiah 23:11

“For both prophet and priest are profane; Yes, in My house I have found their wickedness,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 34:19

the princes of Judah, the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, the priests, and all the people of the land who passed between the parts of the calf—

Jeremiah 5:6

Therefore a lion from the forest shall slay them, A wolf of the deserts shall destroy them; A leopard will watch over their cities. Everyone who goes out from there shall be torn in pieces, Because their transgressions are many; Their backslidings have increased.

Ezekiel 22:6

“Look, the princes of Israel: each one has used his power to shed blood in you.

Ezekiel 33:26

You rely on your sword, you commit abominations, and you defile one another’s wives. Should you then possess the land?” ’

Habakkuk 1:8

Their horses also are swifter than leopards, And more fierce than evening wolves. Their chargers charge ahead; Their cavalry comes from afar; They fly as the eagle that hastens to eat.