Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Her rulers in her midst, are roaring lions, - her judges, evening wolves, they have left nothing until morning!
New American Standard Bible
Her judges are
They leave nothing for the morning.
King James Version
Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
Holman Bible
her judges are wolves of the night,
which leave nothing for
International Standard Version
Its national officials are roaring lions; its judges are like wolves of the night that don't leave the bones for the morning.
A Conservative Version
Her rulers in the midst of her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing till the morrow.
American Standard Version
Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow.
Amplified
Her officials within her are roaring lions;
Her judges are [as hungry as] the wolves at evening,
They leave nothing for the morning.
Bible in Basic English
Her rulers are like loud-voiced lions in her; her judges are wolves of the evening, crushing up the bones before the morning.
Darby Translation
Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, that leave nothing for the morning.
Julia Smith Translation
Her chiefs in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges evening wolves; they laid not up for the morning.
King James 2000
Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave not a bone till the morning.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Her officials in her midst [are] roaring lions; her judges [are] evening wolves; they leave nothing until the morning.
Modern King James verseion
Her rulers within her are roaring lions; her judges evening wolves. They do not gnaw bones for the morning.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Her rulers within her are as roaring lions: her judges are as wolves in the evening, which leave nothing behind them till the morrow.
NET Bible
Her princes are as fierce as roaring lions; her rulers are as hungry as wolves in the desert, who completely devour their prey by morning.
New Heart English Bible
Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing until the next day.
Webster
Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
World English Bible
Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing until the next day.
Youngs Literal Translation
Her heads in her midst are roaring lions, Her judges are evening wolves, They have not gnawn the bone in the morning.
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Zephaniah 3:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment Of Jerusalem And The Nations
2 She hath hearkened to no voice, accepted no correction; in Yahweh, hath not trusted, to her God, hath not drawn near: 3 Her rulers in her midst, are roaring lions, - her judges, evening wolves, they have left nothing until morning! 4 Her prophets, are reckless, treacherous men! her priests, have profaned the holy, done violence to law.
Phrases
Cross References
Habakkuk 1:8
Then, swifter than leopards, are his horses, and, more sharply they attack, than evening wolves, and forward have leapt his chargers, - Yea, his chargers, from afar, will come in, they will fly as an eagle hath hastened to devour.
Jeremiah 5:6
For this cause, hath the lion out of the forest smitten them, The wolf of the waste plains, preyeth upon them, The leopard, is keeping watch over their cities, Every one that goeth out from thence, is torn in pieces, - For they have multiplied their transgressions, Numerous are their apostasies.
Job 4:8-11
So far as I have seen, They who plow for iniquity and sow misery, reap the same:
Psalm 10:8-10
He abideth in the lurking-place of villages, In the hiding-places, he murdereth the innocent, - His eyes, for the unfortunate, are on the watch:
Proverbs 28:15
A growling lion, and a ranging bear, is a lawless ruler, over a poor people.
Isaiah 1:23
Thy rulers, are unruly, and companions of thieves, Every one of the people, loveth a bribe, and runneth after rewards, - The fatherless, they do not vindicate, And, the plea of the widow, reacheth them not.
Jeremiah 22:17
Verily thou hast neither eyes nor heart, save for thy plundering and for thy shedding of innocent blood, and for oppression and for crushing to do them!
Ezekiel 22:6
Lo! the princes of Israel, very man for his own arm, have they been in thee, For the sake of shedding blood.
Ezekiel 22:25-27
Because her princes in her midst are like a roaring lion rending prey, - Life, have they devoured Wealth and precious things, have they been wont to take, Her widows, have they multiplied in her midst.
Micah 3:1-4
Then said I, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and ye judges of the house of Israel, - Is it not yours to know justice?
Micah 3:9-11
Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and ye judges of the house of Israel, - who abhor justice, and, all right, do pervert: