Zephaniah 3:3 Parallel Translations

Its officials are like roaring lions. Its judges are like wolves in the evening. They leave nothing to gnaw on for the morning.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

ASV:

Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow.

BBE:

Her rulers are like loud-voiced lions in her; her judges are wolves of the evening, crushing up the bones before the morning.

DBY:

Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, that leave nothing for the morning.

ERV:

Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow.

JPS:

Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are wolves of the desert, they leave not a bone for the morrow.

WBS:

Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

WEB:

Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing until the next day.

YLT:

Her heads in her midst are roaring lions, Her judges are evening wolves, They have not gnawn the bone in the morning.

Zephaniah 3:3 Cross References

XREF:

Jeremiah 5:6 Therefore a lion from the forest will slay them, A wolf of the deserts will destroy them, A leopard is watching their cities. Everyone who goes out of them will be torn in pieces, Because their transgressions are many, Their apostasies are numerous.

Ezekiel 22:27 "Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.

Habakkuk 1:8 "Their horses are swifter than leopards And keener than wolves in the evening. Their horsemen come galloping, Their horsemen come from afar; They fly like an eagle swooping down to devour. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

3:3 Her princes within her [are] roaring lions; her judges [are] evening wolves; they {b} gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
(b) They are so greedy, that they eat up bones and all.

WES:

3:3 Her princes - Persons of principal place and authority. Lions - Which hunt for prey, and are ever affrighting or devouring. Wolves - Insatiable and cruel, like wolves of the evening, whetted with hunger. Gnaw not the bones - They leave nothing but the bones to be eaten on the morrow.

MHC:

3:1-7 The holy God hates sin most in those nearest to him. A sinful state is, and will be, a woful state. Yet they had the tokens of God's presence, and all the advantages of knowing his will, with the strongest reasons to do it; still they persisted in disobedience. Alas, that men often are more active in doing wickedness than believers are in doing good.

CONC:

Bone Bones Crushing Desert Evening Gnaw Gnawn Heads Judges Leave Lions Loud-voiced Midst Morning Morrow Nothing Officials Princes Roaring Rulers Till Within Wolves

Bone Bones Crushing Desert Evening Gnaw Heads Judges Lions Midst Morning Morrow Officials Princes Roaring Within Wolves

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