Zephaniah 3:1
Verse 1 of 20. The 3rd of 3 chapters in Zephaniah, in The Minor Prophets.
1Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, the oppressing city!
2She didn’t obey the voice. She didn’t receive correction. She didn’t trust in the LORD. She didn’t draw near to her God.
3Her princes within her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing until the next day.
4Her prophets are arrogant and treacherous people. Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.
5The LORD, within her, is righteous. He will do no wrong. Every morning he brings his justice to light. He doesn’t fail, but the unjust know no shame.
World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.