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Verses 3-4

Zephaniah 3:3-4. Her princes are roaring lions Are like devouring lions, who roar in the act of seizing their prey. Her judges are evening wolves Like so many beasts of prey. The princes and judges devour the people by injustice and oppression. They gnaw not the bones till the morrow That is, they greedily devour every thing immediately, as soon as they lay hold on it. This expresses very forcibly the violence and oppression of which the great men in Jerusalem were guilty toward the poor, and their greediness after gain. Her prophets are light and treacherous persons This is to be understood of the false prophets, who seduced the people by lying pretences to inspiration. Her priests have polluted the sanctuary, &c. They have presumed to attend upon my service in the temple, after they had polluted themselves with idolatry, and thereby have profaned my holy place, (see chap. Zephaniah 1:4,) and have broken the ordinances of my law in many things.

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