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Zephaniah 3:1-5

New Living Translation NLT

1 What sorrow awaits rebellious, polluted Jerusalem, the city of violence and crime!

2 No one can tell it anything; it refuses all correction. It does not trust in the LORD or draw near to its God.

3 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.

4 Its prophets are arrogant liars seeking their own gain. Its priests defile the Temple by disobeying God’s instructions.

5 But the LORD is still there in the city, and he does no wrong. Day by day he hands down justice, and he does not fail. But the wicked know no shame.

New International Version NIV

1 Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!

2 She obeys no one, she accepts no correction. She does not trust in the LORD, she does not draw near to her God.

3 Her officials within her are roaring lions; her rulers are evening wolves, who leave nothing for the morning.

4 Her prophets are unprincipled; they are treacherous people. Her priests profane the sanctuary and do violence to the law.

5 The LORD within her is righteous; he does no wrong. Morning by morning he dispenses his justice, and every new day he does not fail, yet the unrighteous know no shame.