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Zephaniah 3:2-4
New Century Version
Zephaniah 3:2-4
New Century Version
2 It obeys no voice;
it can’t be taught to do right.
It doesn’t trust the Lord;
it doesn’t worship its God.
3 Its officers are like roaring lions.
Its rulers are like hungry wolves that attack in the evening,
and in the morning nothing is left of those they attacked.
4 Its prophets are proud;
they are people who cannot be trusted.
Its priests don’t respect holy things;
they break God’s teachings.
Zephaniah 3:2-4
New International Version
Zephaniah 3:2-4
New International Version
2 She obeys(A) no one,
she accepts no correction.(B)
She does not trust(C) in the Lord,
she does not draw near(D) to her God.
3 Her officials within her
are roaring lions;(E)
her rulers are evening wolves,(F)
who leave nothing for the morning.(G)
4 Her prophets are unprincipled;
they are treacherous people.(H)
Her priests profane the sanctuary
and do violence to the law.(I)
Zephaniah 3:2-4
King James Version
Zephaniah 3:2-4
King James Version
2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her God.
3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
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Zephaniah 3:2-4
New King James Version
Zephaniah 3:2-4
New King James Version
2 She has not obeyed His voice,
She has not received correction;
She has not trusted in the Lord,
She has not drawn near to her God.
3 (A)Her princes in her midst are roaring lions;
Her judges are (B)evening wolves
That leave not a bone till morning.
4 Her (C)prophets are insolent, treacherous people;
Her priests have [a]polluted the sanctuary,
They have done (D)violence to the law.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 3:4 Or profaned
Zephaniah 3:2-4
English Standard Version
Zephaniah 3:2-4
English Standard Version
2 She listens to no voice;
(A)she accepts no correction.
(B)She does not trust in the Lord;
she does not draw near to her God.
3 (C)Her officials within her
are roaring lions;
her judges are (D)evening wolves
that leave nothing till the morning.
4 (E)Her prophets are fickle, treacherous men;
(F)her priests (G)profane what is holy;
they do violence to the law.
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English Standard Version (ESV) 
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