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Zephaniah 3:3

NETBible	Her princes¹ are as fierce as roaring lions;² her rulers³ are as hungry as wolves in the desert,⁴ who completely devour their prey by morning.⁵
NIV © biblegateway Zep 3:3	Her officials are roaring lions, her rulers are evening wolves, who leave nothing for the morning.
NASB © biblegateway Zep 3:3	Her princes within her are roaring lions, Her judges are wolves at evening; They leave nothing for the morning.
NLT © biblegateway Zep 3:3	Its leaders are like roaring lions hunting for their victims––out for everything they can get. Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time, who by dawn have left no trace of their prey.
MSG © biblegateway Zep 3:3	Her very own leaders are rapacious lions, Her judges are rapacious timber wolves out every morning prowling for a fresh kill.
BBE © SABDAweb Zep 3:3	Her rulers are like loud-voiced lions in her; her judges are wolves of the evening, crushing up the bones before the morning.
NRSV © bibleoremus Zep 3:3	The officials within it are roaring lions; its judges are evening wolves that leave nothing until the morning.
NKJV © biblegateway Zep 3:3	Her princes in her midst are roaring lions; Her judges are evening wolves That leave not a bone till morning.
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KJV	Her princes <08269> within <07130> her [are] roaring <07580> (8802) lions <0738>_; her judges <08199> (8802) [are] evening <06153> wolves <02061>_; they gnaw not the bones <01633> (8804) till the morrow <01242>_.
NASB © biblegateway Zep 3:3	Her princes <08269> within <07130> her are roaring <07580> lions <0738> , Her judges <08199> are wolves <02061> at evening <06153> ; They leave <01633> nothing <03808> for the morning <01242> .
LXXM	oi <3588> T-NPM arcontev <758> N-NPM authv <846> D-GSF en <1722> PREP auth <846> D-DSF wv <3739> CONJ leontev <3023> N-NPM wruomenoi <5612> V-PMPNP oi <3588> T-NPM kritai <2923> N-NPM authv <846> D-GSF wv <3739> CONJ lukoi <3074> N-NPM thv <3588> T-GSF arabiav <688> N-PRI ouc <3364> ADV upeliponto <5275> V-AMI-3P eiv <1519> PREP to <3588> T-ASN prwi <4404> ADV
NET [draft] ITL	Her princes <08269> are as fierce as roaring <07580> lions <0738> ; her rulers <08199> are as hungry as wolves <02061> in the desert, who completely devour <01633> their prey by morning <01242> .
HEBREW	rqbl <01242> wmrg <01633> al <03808> bre <06153> ybaz <02061> hyjps <08199> Mygas <07580> twyra <0738> hbrqb <07130> hyrv (3:3) <08269>

NETBible

Her princes¹ are as fierce as roaring lions;² her rulers³ are as hungry as wolves in the desert,⁴ who completely devour their prey by morning.⁵

NET Notes

¹tn Or “officials.”

²tn Heb “her princes in her midst are roaring lions.” The metaphor has been translated as a simile (“as fierce as”) for clarity.

³tn Traditionally “judges.”

⁴tn Heb “her judges [are] wolves of the evening,” that is, wolves that prowl at night. The translation assumes an emendation to עֲרָבָה (’aravah, “desert”). For a discussion of this and other options, see Adele Berlin, Zephaniah (AB 25A), 128. The metaphor has been translated as a simile (“as hungry as”) for clarity.

⁵tn Heb “they do not gnaw [a bone] at morning.” The precise meaning of the line is unclear. The statement may mean these wolves devour their prey so completely that not even a bone is left to gnaw by the time morning arrives. For a discussion of this and other options, see Adele Berlin, Zephaniah (AB 25A), 129.