Zephaniah 3:3 - New International Version (Anglicised)

³ Her officials within her are roaring lions; her rulers are evening wolves, who leave nothing for the morning.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ Her officials in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones on the morrow, for nothing is left by morning.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow.

Common English Bible

³ The princes in her midst are roaring lions. Her judges are wolves of the evening; they leave nothing for the morning.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ Her leaders are in her midst like roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing for the morning.

Zephaniah 3:3 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 28:15

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

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels, partners with thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widow’s case does not come before them.

Isaiah 5:29

Their roar is like that of the lion, they roar like young lions; they growl as they seize their prey and carry it off with no-one to rescue.

Jeremiah 22:17

‘But your eyes and your heart are set only on dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood and on oppression and extortion.’

Jeremiah 23:11

‘Both prophet and priest are godless; even in my temple I find their wickedness,’ declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 34:19

The leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the court officials, the priests and all the people of the land who walked between the pieces of the calf,

Jeremiah 5:6

Therefore a lion from the forest will attack them, a wolf from the desert will ravage them, a leopard will lie in wait near their towns to tear to pieces any who venture out, for their rebellion is great and their backslidings many.

Ezekiel 22:6

‘ “See how each of the princes of Israel who are in you uses his power to shed blood.

Ezekiel 33:26

You rely on your sword, you do detestable things, and each of you defiles his neighbour’s wife. Should you then possess the land?”

Habakkuk 1:8

Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their cavalry gallops headlong; their horsemen come from afar. They fly like an eagle swooping to devour;