4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
4 Her prophets are unprincipled; they are treacherous people. Her priests profane the sanctuary and do violence to the law.
4 Her prophets are fickle, treacherous men; her priests profane what is holy; they do violence to the law.
4 Her prophets are out for what they can get. They're opportunists - you can't trust them. Her priests desecrate the Sanctuary. They use God's law as a weapon to maim and kill souls.
4 Her prophets are insolent, treacherous people; Her priests have polluted the sanctuary, They have done violence to the law.
4 Its prophets are arrogant liars seeking their own gain. Its priests defile the Temple by disobeying God's instructions.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Zephaniah 3:4
Commentary on Zephaniah 3:1-7
(Read Zephaniah 3:1-7)
The holy God hates sin most in those nearest to him. A sinful state is, and will be, a woful state. Yet they had the tokens of God's presence, and all the advantages of knowing his will, with the strongest reasons to do it; still they persisted in disobedience. Alas, that men often are more active in doing wickedness than believers are in doing good.