Zephaniah 3:1-3 New Living Translation (NLT)

1. What sorrow awaits rebellious, polluted Jerusalem,the city of violence and crime!

2. No one can tell it anything;it refuses all correction.It does not trust in the lordor draw near to its God.

3. Its leaders are like roaring lionshunting for their victims.Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time,who by dawn have left no trace of their prey.

Zephaniah 3