1. Zephaniah 3:3 (ESV)
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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).

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