Zephaniah 3:3

Judgment Of Jerusalem And The Nations

² She has not obeyed;
she has not accepted discipline.
She has not trusted in Yahweh;
she has not drawn near to her God.
³ The princes within her are roaring lions;
her judges are wolves of the night,
which leave nothing for the morning.
⁴ Her prophets are reckless—
treacherous men.
Her priests profane the sanctuary;
they do violence to instruction.

In The Desert

Habakkuk 1:8

Their horses are swifter than leopards
and more fierce than wolves of the night.
Their horsemen charge ahead;
their horsemen come from distant lands.
They fly like an eagle, swooping to devour.

Jeremiah 5:6

Therefore, a lion from the forest will strike them down.
A wolf from an arid plain will ravage them.
A leopard keeps watch over their cities.
Anyone who leaves them will be torn to pieces
because their rebellious acts are many,
their unfaithful deeds numerous.

Job 4:8-11

In my experience, those who plow injustice
and those who sow trouble reap the same.

Psalm 10:8-10

He waits in ambush near the villages;
he kills the innocent in secret places.
His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;

Proverbs 28:15

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

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels,
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.

Jeremiah 22:17

But you have eyes and a heart for nothing
except your own dishonest profit,
shedding innocent blood
and committing extortion and oppression.

Ezekiel 22:6

“Look, every prince of Israel within you has used his strength to shed blood.

Ezekiel 22:25-27

The conspiracy of her prophets within her is like a roaring lion tearing its prey: they devour people, seize wealth and valuables, and multiply the widows within her.

Micah 3:1-4

Then I said, “Now listen, leaders of Jacob,
you rulers of the house of Israel.
Aren’t you supposed to know what is just?

Micah 3:9-11

Listen to this, leaders of the house of Jacob,
you rulers of the house of Israel,
who abhor justice
and pervert everything that is right,