Zephaniah Chapter 3 verse 3 Holy Bible
Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow.
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Her rulers are like loud-voiced lions in her; her judges are wolves of the evening, crushing up the bones before the morning.
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Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, that leave nothing for the morning.
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Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
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Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing until the next day.
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Her heads in her midst `are' roaring lions, Her judges `are' evening wolves, They have not gnawn the bone in the morning.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - Roaring lions. The princes, who ought to protect the people, are ready to tear them in pieces and devour them (Proverbs 28:15). Probably the violence and arrogance of the chiefs had increased during the minority of the king. This must have been written before the great reformation. Evening wolves (see note on Habakkuk 1:8). The judges, whose duty it was to administer justice and to set an example of equity and virtue, are themselves most cruel and rapacious. They gnaw not the bones till tomorrow; they gnaw no bones in the morning; that is, they are so greedy that they eat up all their prey at once and leave nothing till the morning. The versions drop the metaphor, and render, "They leave not to the morning" (comp. Ezekiel 22:27).
