Zephaniah 3:4

Hebrew
ESV
Her prophets are fickle, treacherous men; her priests profane what is holy; they do violence to the law.
NIV
Her prophets are arrogant; they are treacherous men. Her priests profane the sanctuary and do violence to the law.
NLT
Its prophets are arrogant liars seeking their own gain. Its priests defile the Temple by disobeying God's instructions.
LXX
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greek

The definite article
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greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
πνευματοφόροι ἄνδρες καταφρονηταί οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἱερεῖς αὐτῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
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greek

The definite article
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greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἀσεβοῦσιν νόμον
KJV
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

Zephaniah 3:3 ← Zephaniah 3:4 → Zephaniah 3:5

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