Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Her
They have done violence to the law.
King James Version
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
Holman Bible
treacherous men.
Her priests profane the sanctuary;
they do violence to instruction.
International Standard Version
Its prophets are arrogant and treacherous. Its priests have contaminated the sanctuary. They give perverse interpretations of the Law.
A Conservative Version
Her prophets are airy and treacherous men. Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.
American Standard Version
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons; her priests have profaned the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
Amplified
Her prophets are reckless and treacherous men;
Her priests have profaned the sanctuary;
They have done violence to the law [by pretending their word is God’s word].
Bible in Basic English
Her prophets are good-for-nothing persons, full of deceit: her priests have made the holy place unclean and have gone violently against the law.
Darby Translation
Her prophets are vain-glorious, treacherous persons; her priests profane the sanctuary, they do violence to the law.
Julia Smith Translation
Her prophets vain-glorious men of treacheries: her priests defiled the holy place, they violated the law.
King James 2000
Her prophets are arrogant and treacherous persons: her priests have profaned the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Her prophets [are] arrogant men of treachery; her priests have defiled [that which is] holy; they do violence to [the] law.
Modern King James verseion
Her prophets are proud, men of deceit; her priests have defiled the sanctuary; they have done violence to the Law.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Her prophets are light persons and unfaithful men: her priests unhallow the Sanctuary, and do wrong under the pretence of the law.
NET Bible
Her prophets are proud; they are deceitful men. Her priests defile what is holy; they break God's laws.
New Heart English Bible
Her prophets are arrogant and treacherous people. Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.
The Emphasized Bible
Her prophets, are reckless, treacherous men! her priests, have profaned the holy, done violence to law.
Webster
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
World English Bible
Her prophets are arrogant and treacherous people. Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.
Youngs Literal Translation
Her prophets unstable -- men of treachery, Her priests have polluted the sanctuary, They have violated the law.
Themes
Defilement » Things liable to ceremonial » The sanctuary
Leaders » False shepherds, characteristics of » Corrupt priests
False prophets » Described as » Light and treacherous
Religious » False shepherds, characteristics of » Corrupt priests
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Zephaniah 3:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment Of Jerusalem And The Nations
3
Her judges are
They leave nothing for the morning.
Her
They have done violence to the law.
He will
He does not fail.
But the unjust
Cross References
Ezekiel 22:26
Her
Hosea 9:7
The days of
The prophet is a
The
Because of the grossness of your
And because your hostility is so great.
Malachi 2:8
But as for you, you have turned aside from the way; you have caused many to
1 Samuel 2:12-17
Now the sons of Eli were
1 Samuel 2:22
Now Eli was very old; and he heard
Isaiah 9:15
And the prophet who teaches
Isaiah 56:10-12
All of them know nothing.
All of them are mute dogs unable to bark,
Jeremiah 5:31
And the priests rule
And My people
But what will you do at the end of it?
Jeremiah 6:13-14
Everyone is
And from the prophet even to the priest
Everyone
Jeremiah 8:10
Their fields to
Because from the least even to the greatest
Everyone is
From the prophet even to the priest
Everyone practices deceit.
Jeremiah 14:13-15
But, “Ah, Lord
Jeremiah 23:9-17
My
All my bones tremble;
I have become like a drunken man,
Even like a man overcome with wine,
Because of the Lord
And because of His holy words.
Jeremiah 23:25-27
“I have
Jeremiah 23:32
Behold, I am against those who have prophesied
Jeremiah 27:14-15
So
Lamentations 2:14
False and foolish visions;
And they have not
So as to restore you from captivity,
But they have
Ezekiel 13:3-16
Thus says the Lord
Ezekiel 44:7-8
when you brought in
Hosea 4:6-8
Because you have
I also will
Since you have
I also will forget your children.
Micah 2:11
Had told lies and said,
‘I will
He would be
Micah 3:5-6
Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who
When they have something to bite with their teeth,
They
But against him who puts nothing in their mouths
They declare holy war.
Matthew 7:15
2 Corinthians 11:13
For such men are
2 Peter 2:1-3
But
1 John 4:1
Revelation 19:20
And the beast was seized, and with him the