Zephaniah 3:3

The Scriptures 1998

Her rulers in her midst are roaring lions, her judges are evening wolves, they shall leave no bone until morning.

Cross References

Habakkuk 1:8

“Their horses shall be swifter than leopards, and more fierce than evening wolves. And their horsemen shall charge ahead, and their horsemen come from afar. They fly as the eagle, rushing to eat.

Jeremiah 5:6

Therefore a lion from the forest shall smite them, a wolf of the deserts ravage them. A leopard is watching over their cities, whoever comes out of them is torn in pieces. For their transgressions have been many, their backslidings have been numerous.

Ezekiel 22:6

“See the leaders of Yisra’ĕ

Jeremiah 22:17

“But your eyes and your heart are only upon your own greedy gain, and on shedding innocent blood, and on oppression and on doing violence.”

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are stubborn, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes, and runs after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, nor does the cause of the widow reach them.

Proverbs 28:15

A roaring lion and a charging bear Is a wrongdoing ruler over poor people.

Isaiah 5:29

Their roar is like that of a lion, they roar like young lions. And they growl and seize prey, and slip away, with no one to rescue.

Jeremiah 34:19

the heads of Yehuḏ

Ezekiel 33:26

“You depend on your sword, and you commit abominations, and each of you defiles his neighbour’s wife. Should you then possess the land?” ’

Jeremiah 23:11

“For both prophet and priest have become defiled. Even in My house I have found their evil,” declares יהוה.