Zephaniah 3:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law.

Young's Literal Translation
Her prophets unstable—men of treachery, Her priests have polluted the sanctuary, They have violated the law.

King James Bible
Her prophets [are] light [and] treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

Hebrew
Her prophets
נְבִיאֶ֙יהָ֙ (nə·ḇî·’e·hā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet

are reckless,
פֹּֽחֲזִ֔ים (pō·ḥă·zîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 6348: To bubble up, froth, to be unimportant

faithless
בֹּֽגְד֑וֹת (bō·ḡə·ḏō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 900: Treacheries

men.
אַנְשֵׁ֖י (’an·šê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 582: Man, mankind

Her priests
כֹּהֲנֶ֙יהָ֙ (kō·hă·ne·hā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3548: Priest

profane
חִלְּלוּ־ (ḥil·lə·lū-)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play

the sanctuary;
קֹ֔דֶשׁ (qō·ḏeš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

they do violence to
חָמְס֖וּ (ḥā·mə·sū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 2554: To treat violently or wrong

the law.
תּוֹרָֽה׃ (tō·w·rāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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