Its leaders are like roaring lions hunting for their victims. Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time, who by dawn have left no trace of their prey.

她中间的首领是咆哮的狮子；她的审判官是晚上的豺狼，一点食物也不留到早晨。

其中的领袖是咆哮的狮子，审判官是晚上的野狼，不留一点到早晨。

其中的领袖是咆哮的狮子，审判官是晚上的野狼，不留一点到早晨。

她的首领是咆哮的狮子，她的审判官是夜间的豺狼，不留一点猎物到天明。

城中的领袖都是咆哮的狮子，城中的审判官是夜间的豺狼，什么都不留到早晨。

她中間的首領是咆哮的獅子；她的審判官是晚上的豺狼，一點食物也不留到早晨。

其中的領袖是咆哮的獅子，審判官是晚上的野狼，不留一點到早晨。

其中的領袖是咆哮的獅子，審判官是晚上的野狼，不留一點到早晨。

她的首領是咆哮的獅子，她的審判官是夜間的豺狼，不留一點獵物到天明。

城中的領袖都是咆哮的獅子，城中的審判官是夜間的豺狼，甚麼都不留到早晨。

她中間的首領是吼叫的獅子；她的審判官是晚上的豺狼，一點啃骨肉也不留到早晨。

其中之牧伯乃吼獅、其士師為暮出之狼、無所遺於詰旦、

其中之牧伯、猛若吼獅、其士師惡若豺狼、夤夜而出、愈肆其暴、盡嚙骨骸、至於詰朝、遺骼無存、

其中侯伯若咆哮之獅、其士師如夜出之狼、盡噬所攫、毫不存至明日、盡噬所攫毫不存至明日或作盡噬所得至於明日無餘骨可囓

Her officials within her are roaring lions; her rulers are evening wolves, who leave nothing for the morning.

Jerusalem’s officials are like roaring lions. Their rulers are like wolves that hunt in the evening. They don’t leave anything to eat in the morning.

Her officials within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves that leave nothing till the morning.

The princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are wolves of the night, which leave nothing for the morning.

Her leaders within her are roaring lions, Her judges are wolves at evening; They have no bones to gnaw in the morning.

Her princes in her midst are roaring lions; Her judges are evening wolves That leave not a bone till morning.

Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow.

The princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are wolves of the night, which leave nothing for the morning.

Her princes within her[ are] roaring lions; her judges[ are] evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

Her princes are as fierce as roaring lions; her rulers are as hungry as wolves in the desert, who completely devour their prey by morning.

Her princes within her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing until the next day.

Their horses are swifter than cheetahs and fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their charioteers charge from far away. Like eagles, they swoop down to devour their prey.

Your princes plot conspiracies just as lions stalk their prey. They devour innocent people, seizing treasures and extorting wealth. They make many widows in the land.Your priests have violated my instructions and defiled my holy things. They make no distinction between what is holy and what is not. And they do not teach my people the difference between what is ceremonially clean and unclean. They disregard my Sabbath days so that I am dishonored among them.Your leaders are like wolves who tear apart their victims. They actually destroy people’s lives for money!

So now a lion from the forest will attack them; a wolf from the desert will pounce on them. A leopard will lurk near their towns, tearing apart any who dare to venture out. For their rebellion is great, and their sins are many.

They lurk in ambush in the villages, waiting to murder innocent people. They are always searching for helpless victims.Like lions crouched in hiding, they wait to pounce on the helpless. Like hunters they capture the helpless and drag them away in nets.Their helpless victims are crushed; they fall beneath the strength of the wicked.

A wicked ruler is as dangerous to the poor as a roaring lion or an attacking bear.

Your leaders are rebels, the companions of thieves. All of them love bribes and demand payoffs, but they refuse to defend the cause of orphans or fight for the rights of widows.

I said,“ Listen, you leaders of Israel! You are supposed to know right from wrong,but you are the very ones who hate good and love evil. You skin my people alive and tear the flesh from their bones.Yes, you eat my people’s flesh, strip off their skin, and break their bones. You chop them up like meat for the cooking pot.Then you beg the Lord for help in times of trouble! Do you really expect him to answer? After all the evil you have done, he won’t even look at you!”

My experience shows that those who plant trouble and cultivate evil will harvest the same.A breath from God destroys them. They vanish in a blast of his anger.The lion roars and the wildcat snarls, but the teeth of strong lions will be broken.The fierce lion will starve for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness will be scattered.

“ But you! You have eyes only for greed and dishonesty! You murder the innocent, oppress the poor, and reign ruthlessly.”

Listen to me, you leaders of Israel! You hate justice and twist all that is right.You are building Jerusalem on a foundation of murder and corruption.You rulers make decisions based on bribes; you priests teach God’s laws only for a price; you prophets won’t prophesy unless you are paid. Yet all of you claim to depend on the Lord.“ No harm can come to us,” you say,“ for the Lord is here among us.”

“ Every leader in Israel who lives within your walls is bent on murder.