Zephaniah 3:4 “Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanc…”

Zephaniah 3:4

Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

American Standard Version

Her prophets are light and treacherous persons; her priests have profaned the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

Geneva Bible 1599

Her prophets are light, and wicked persons: her priests haue polluted the Sanctuarie: they haue wrested the Lawe.

Darby Translation

Her prophets are vain-glorious, treacherous persons; her priests profane the sanctuary, they do violence to the law.

Young's Literal Translation

Her prophets unstable — men of treachery, Her priests have polluted the sanctuary, They have violated the law.

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.

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Cross references

“light”

Lamentations 2:14 Hosea 9:7 Isaiah 9:15 Isaiah 56:10–12 Jeremiah 5:31 Jeremiah 23:25–27

Lamentations 2:14 · BSB

The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading.

Hosea 9:7 · BSB

The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived— let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.

Isaiah 9:15 · BSB

The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.

Isaiah 56:10–12 · BSB

Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.

Jeremiah 5:31 · BSB

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?

Jeremiah 23:25–27 · BSB

“I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’

“her priests”

Ezekiel 22:26 Malachi 2:8 1 Samuel 2:12–17 1 Samuel 2:22 Hosea 4:6–8 Ezekiel 44:7

Ezekiel 22:26 · BSB

Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that…

Malachi 2:8 · BSB

But you have departed from the way, and your instruction has caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant of Levi,” says the LORD of Hosts.

1 Samuel 2:12–17 · BSB

Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD

1 Samuel 2:22 · BSB

Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

Hosea 4:6–8 · BSB

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

Ezekiel 44:7 · BSB

In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My coven…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

5The LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame.

Read Zephaniah 3