Zephaniah 3:4
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New International Version (©1984)
Her prophets are arrogant; they are treacherous men. Her priests profane the sanctuary and do violence to the law.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Its prophets are arrogant liars seeking their own gain. Its priests defile the Temple by disobeying God's instructions.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Her prophets are fickle, treacherous men; her priests profane what is holy; they do violence to the law.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Her prophets are reckless, treacherous men; Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Its prophets are reckless and unfaithful. Its priests contaminate what is holy. They violate the teachings.

King James Bible
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

American King James Version
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

American Standard Version
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons; her priests have profaned the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

Bible in Basic English
Her prophets are good-for-nothing persons, full of deceit: her priests have made the holy place unclean and have gone violently against the law.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Her prophets are senseless men without faith: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have acted unjustly against the law.

Darby Bible Translation
Her prophets are vain-glorious, treacherous persons; her priests profane the sanctuary, they do violence to the law.

English Revised Version
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have profaned the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

Webster's Bible Translation
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

World English Bible
Her prophets are arrogant and treacherous people. Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.

Young's Literal Translation
Her prophets unstable -- men of treachery, Her priests have polluted the sanctuary, They have violated the law.

Geneva Study Bible

Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

Wesley's Notes

3:4 Her prophet - So called, false prophets. Light - Unstable and inconstant. Violence to the law - Wresting it by perverse interpretation.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

4. light-in whose life and teaching there is no truth, gravity, or steadiness.

treacherous-false to Jehovah, whose prophets they profess to be (Jer 23:32; Eze 22:28).

polluted . sanctuary-by their profane deeds.

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.


Judges 9:4 They gave him seventy pieces of silver from the house of Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless fellows, and they followed him.
Ezekiel 22:26 "Her priests have done violence to My law and have profaned My holy things; they have made no distinction between the holy and the profane, and they have not taught the difference between the unclean and the clean; and they hide their eyes from My sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.
Malachi 2:7 "For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and men should seek instruction from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
Malachi 2:8 "But as for you, you have turned aside from the way; you have caused many to stumble by the instruction; you have corrupted the covenant of Levi," says the LORD of hosts. (NASB ©1995)

Arrogant Deceit Faithless Full Good-For-Nothing Holy Law Persons Polluted Priests Profane Profaned Prophets Reckless Sacred Sanctuary Treacherous Treachery Unclean Violated Violence Violently Wanton


Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

light. Isa 9:15 56:10-12 Jer 5:31 6:13,14 8:10 14:13-15 23:9-17,25-27 Jer 23:32 27:14,15 La 2:14 Eze 13:3-16 Ho 9:7 Mic 2:11 3:5,6 Mt 7:15 2Co 11:13 2Pe 2:1-3 1Jo 4:1 Re 19:20

her priests. 1Sa 2:12-17,22 Eze 22:26 44:7,8 Ho 4:6-8 Mal 2:8

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