Zep 3:1-8
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More sins of Jerusalem (Zep 3:1-8)
Zephaniah now returns to consider further the sins of Jerusalem. Injustice and oppression are widespread, and people who are guilty of such evils take no notice of the prophet’s rebukes (Zep 3:1-2).
Officials and judges are corrupt. More savage than lions and greedier than wolves, they favour only those who pay them well. Religious leaders are just as bad, and use their position to gain benefits for themselves (Zep 3:3-4).
Daily, God has showed the people what is right, but they are too absorbed in their own selfish pursuits to take any notice of him (Zep 3:5).
He has punished other nations to show them the results of sin, but again it has made no difference. They merely increase their corruption (Zep 3:6-7).
By reminding them of the certainty of final judgment, Zephaniah urges the people to repent before it is too late (Zep 3:8).