Zephaniah 3:3
Her princes (rulers) within her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing till the morning.
Habakkuk 1:8
Their horses are swifter than leopards. They are fiercer than the evening wolves. Their horsemen proudly press on. Yes, their horsemen come from afar. They fly like an eagle in a hurry to eat.
Jeremiah 5:6
That is why lions from the forest will kill them. Wolves from the desert will tear them to pieces, and leopards will prowl through their towns. If those people go out, they will be torn apart because their sins are numerous and time after time they have turned from God.
Job 4:8-11
When I saw those who plowed wickedness and planted misery, they gathered its harvest.
Psalm 10:8-10
He waits in ambush in the villages. From his hiding places he kills innocent people. He searches for victims.
Proverbs 28:15
Like a roaring lion and a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over the helpless people.
Isaiah 1:23
Your rulers are rebels, friends with thieves. They all love bribes and run after gifts. They never defend orphans. They do not listen to the widows' pleas.
Jeremiah 22:17
Your eyes and your heart are intent only upon your own dishonest gain. You are shedding innocent blood and on practicing oppression and extortion.
Ezekiel 22:6
See how all the princes of Israel who live in you have used their power to shed blood (murder people).
Ezekiel 22:25-27
There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have devoured lives. They have taken treasure and precious things. They have made many widows in the midst of her.
Micah 3:1-4
I said: Please listen, you heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: is it not your responsibility to know justice?
Micah 3:9-11
Please hear this you heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel. You who abhor justice, and pervert honesty!