KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Zephaniah 3:3 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Her princes” | שָׂרֶ֣יהָ | A head person (of any rank or class) | princes |
| “within” | בְקִרְבָּ֔הּ | Properly, the nearest part, i.e., the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition) | within |
| “her roaring” | שֹֽׁאֲגִ֑ים | To rumble or moan | roaring |
| “are” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “lions;” | אֲרָי֖וֹת | A lion | lions |
| “her judges” | שֹׁפְטֶ֙יהָ֙ | To judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively) | judges |
| “are” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “evening” | עֶ֔רֶב | Dusk | evening |
| “wolves;” | זְאֵ֣בֵי | A wolf | wolves |
| “they gnaw not the bones” | גָרְמ֖וּ | (causative) to bone, i.e., denude (by extensive, craunch) the bones | gnaw not bones |
| “till the morrow.” | לַבֹּֽקֶר׃ | Properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning | till morrow |
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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 not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
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