The Wickedness of Jerusalem
She has not received correction;
She has not trusted in the Lord,
She has not drawn near to her God.
Her judges are bevening wolves
That leave not a bone till morning.
Her priests have1 polluted the sanctuary,
They have done bviolence to the law.
He will do no unrighteousness.
1Every morning He brings His justice to light;
He never fails,
But athe unjust knows no shame.
Their fortresses are devastated;
I have made their streets desolate,
With none passing by.
Their cities are destroyed;
There is no one, no inhabitant.
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American Standard Version
Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow.
Amplified® Bible
Her officials in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones on the morrow, for nothing is left by morning.
Contemporary English Version
Its officials are roaring lions, its judges are wolves; in the evening they attack, by morning nothing is left.
Darby English Version
Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, that leave nothing for the morning.
Good News Bible
Its officials are like roaring lions; its judges are like hungry wolves, too greedy to leave a bone until morning.
King James Version
Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
New American Standard Bible
Her princes within her are roaring lions, Her judges are wolves at evening; They leave nothing for the morning.
New International Version
Her officials are roaring lions,
her rulers are evening wolves,
who leave nothing for the morning.
New King James Version
Her princes in her midst are roaring lions;
Her judges are evening wolves
That leave not a bone till morning.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Her princes within her resemble roaring lions, Her judges resemble wolves at evening; They leave nothing for the morning.
Revised Standard Version
Her officials within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves that leave nothing till the morning.
Young's Literal Translation
Her heads in her midst `are' roaring lions, Her judges `are' evening wolves, They have not gnawn the bone in the morning.
New English Translation
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
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