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

Job 4:8-11
As I have observed, those who plow iniquity, and those who sow trouble, reap the same. . . .

Psalm 10:8-10
He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless. . . .

Proverbs 28:15
Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.

Isaiah 1:23
Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.

Jeremiah 22:17
"But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression."

Ezekiel 22:6, 25-27
See how every prince of Israel within you has used his power to shed blood. . . .

Micah 3:1-4, 9-11
Then I said: "Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice? . . .

evening.

Jeremiah 5:6
Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.

Habakkuk 1:8
Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Her princes within her are roaring lions, Her judges are wolves at evening; They leave nothing 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are wolves of the night, which leave nothing for the morning.

International Standard Version
Its national officials are roaring lions; its judges are like wolves of the night that don't leave the bones for the morning.

NET Bible
Her princes are as fierce as roaring lions; her rulers are as hungry as wolves in the desert, who completely devour their prey by morning.
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