Zephaniah 3:4
Her prophets are light and scornful men: her priests profane the holy things, and sinfully transgress the law.
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1 Samuel 2:22And Eli was very old, and he heard what his sons did to the children of Israel.
Isaiah 56:10See how they are all blinded: they have not known; they are dumb dogs that will not bark; dreaming of rest, loving to slumber.
Jeremiah 6:13For from the least of them even to the greatest they have all committed iniquity; from the priest even to the false prophet they have all wrought falsely.
Jeremiah 14:13And I said, O ever living Lord! behold, their prophets prophesy, and say, Ye shall not see a sword, nor shall famine be among you; for I will give truth and peace on the land, and in this place.
Jeremiah 23:10For because of these things the land mourns; the pastures of the wilderness are dried up; and their course is become evil, and so also their strength.
Jeremiah 23:25I have heard what the prophets say, what they prophesy in my name, saying falsely, I have seen a night vision.
Matthew Henry on Zephaniah 3:2-8
The Depravity of Jerusalem. ( b. c. 612.) 1 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! 2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord ; she drew not near to her God. 3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow. 4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law. 5 The just Lord is in the midst thereof; he will… Read the whole commentary →