Zephaniah 3:4 meaning and explanation

Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law.

Zephaniah 3:4, Berean Standard Bible

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Zephaniah is speaking to Jerusalem, the "city of oppressors" (verse 1), and in this verse he names the spiritual leaders who should have corrected her. The prophets, who claimed to speak for God, are called reckless and faithless, literally men of treacherous dealings.

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