Zephaniah 3:4
Her prophets are arrogant and treacherous people. Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.This verse in the real world
In what words
- בֹּגְדוֹתbôgᵉdôwthtreacheries
- פָּחַזpâchazto bubble up or froth (as boiling water), i.e. (figuratively) to be unimportant
- חָמַסchâmaçto be violent; by implication, to maltreat
- חָלַלchâlalproperly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (
- נָבִיאnâbîyʼa prophet or (generally) inspired man
- קֹדֶשׁqôdesha sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
- אֱנוֹשׁʼĕnôwsha man in general (singly or collectively)
- כֹּהֵןkôhênliterally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layma
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Ezk 22:26, Hos 9:7, Lam 2:14, Mal 2:8, Isa 9:15, Jer 23:25–27, Isa 56:10–12, Jer 5:31