Zephaniah 3:3
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New International Version (©1984)
Her officials are roaring lions, her rulers are evening wolves, who leave nothing for the morning.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Its leaders are like roaring lions hunting for their victims. Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time, who by dawn have left no trace of their prey.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Her officials within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves that leave nothing till the morning.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Her princes within her are roaring lions, Her judges are wolves at evening; They leave nothing for the morning.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Its officials are [like] roaring lions. Its judges are [like] wolves in the evening. They leave nothing to gnaw on for the morning.

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

American King James Version
Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones 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.

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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Her princes are in the midst of her as roaring lions: her judges are evening wolves, they left nothing for the morning.

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

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

Geneva Study Bible

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.

Wesley's Notes

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.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

3. roaring-for prey (Pr 28:15; Eze 22:27; Am 3:4; Mic 2:2).

evening wolves-which are most ravenous at evening after being foodless all day (Jer 5:6; Hab 1:8).

they gnaw not the bones till the morrow-rather, "they put not off till to-morrow to gnaw the bones"; but devour all at once, bones and flesh, so ragingly ravenous are they [Calvin].

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

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.


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)

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

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

princes. Job 4:8-11 Ps 10:8-10 Pr 28:15 Isa 1:23 Jer 22:17 Eze 22:6,25-27 Mic 3:1-4,9-11

evening. Jer 5:6 Hab 1:8

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