Zephaniah 3:1-3

1 Ah, soiled, defiled, oppressing city!
2 It has listened to no voice; it has accepted no correction. It has not trusted in the Lord; it has not drawn near to its God.
3 The officials within it are roaring lions; its judges are evening wolves that leave nothing until the morning.
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