Zephaniah 3:3

Tree of Life Version

Her princes within her are roaring lions. Her judges are wolves of the night, leaving nothing but bones for morning.

Cross References

Proverbs 28:15

Like a roaring lion or a prowling bear is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

Isaiah 1:23

Your princes are rebellious and friends with thieves. Everyone loves a bribe and chases after rewards. They do not defend the orphan, nor does a widow’s case come to them.

Isaiah 5:29

Their roaring will be like a lion. They will growl like young lions— yes, they will roar, seize their prey and carry it away safely— and there will be none to rescue.

Jeremiah 22:17

“But your eyes and your heart are only on your unjust gain, and on shedding innocent blood, and committing extortion and fraud.”

Jeremiah 23:11

For both prophet and kohen are ungodly. Even in My House I found their evil.” It is a declaration of Adonai.

Jeremiah 34:19

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

Jeremiah 5:6

Therefore a lion from the forest will kill them. A desert wolf will ravage them. A leopard watches over their cities. Everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces, For their rebellion is great, their backslidings frequent.

Ezekiel 22:6

“Behold, each prince of Israel has used his own arm’s strength in you to shed blood.

Ezekiel 33:26

You rely on your sword, commit abominations and each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife. Should you possess the land?’

Habakkuk 1:8

Its horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves at dusk. Its horsemen come galloping. Its horsemen are coming from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to eat.