Zephaniah

Zephaniah 3:3–4

³Her princes are roaring lions;

her judges are evening wolves,

leaving nothing for the morning.

⁴Her prophets are reckless,

faithless men.

Her priests profane the sanctuary;

they do violence to the law.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Her princes	שָׂרֶ֣יהָ	śā·re·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
are roaring	שֹֽׁאֲגִ֑ים	šō·’ă·ḡîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7580 roar
lions	אֲרָי֖וֹת	’ă·rā·yō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H738 lion
her judges	שֹׁפְטֶ֙יהָ֙	šō·p̄ə·ṭe·hā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H8199 judge, govern
evening	עֶ֔רֶב	‘e·reḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
wolves	זְאֵ֣בֵי	zə·’ê·ḇê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2061 wolf
leaving	גָרְמ֖וּ	ḡā·rə·mū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1633 lay aside, leave, save
nothing	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
for the morning	לַבֹּֽקֶר׃	lab·bō·qer	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Her prophets	נְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙	nə·ḇî·’e·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
are reckless	פֹּֽחֲזִ֔ים	pō·ḥă·zîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6348 be wanton, reckless
faithless	בֹּֽגְד֑וֹת	bō·ḡə·ḏō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H900 treacheries
men	אַנְשֵׁ֖י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
Her priests	כֹּהֲנֶ֙יהָ֙	kō·hă·ne·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H3548 priest
profane	חִלְּלוּ־	ḥil·lə·lū-	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H2490 bore, pierce
the sanctuary	קֹ֔דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
they do violence to	חָמְס֖וּ	ḥā·mə·sū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2554 treat violently, wrong
the law	תּוֹרָֽה׃	tō·w·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8451 direction, instruction, law

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Zephaniah 3:3 Habakkuk 1:8 · Jeremiah 5:6 · Ezekiel 22:25–27

Zephaniah 3:4 Ezekiel 22:26 · Lamentations 2:14 · Malachi 2:8 · Hosea 9:7 · Jeremiah 5:31 · Isaiah 9:15 · Jeremiah 23:25–27 · Isaiah 56:10–12 · Micah 3:5–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.