Zephaniah 3:4

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Zephaniah 3:4

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Zephaniah 3

² She heeded no voice; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God.

³ Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.

⁴ Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law.

⁵ The LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame.

⁶ “I have cut off the nations; their corner towers are destroyed. I have made their streets deserted with no one to pass through. Their cities are laid waste, with no man, no inhabitant.

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