1. Zephaniah 3:3 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Who were the “judges”?

Zephaniah 3:3 (ESV)

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

The “judges” were those who settled legal disputes (Exodus 18:21–22; Deuteronomy 16:18–19; Deuteronomy 17:9).