Zephaniah 3:1-7

Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,
The oppressive city!
She obeyed no voice,
She accepted no discipline.
She did not trust in the Lord,
She did not approach her God.
Her leaders within her are roaring lions,
Her judges are wolves at evening;
They have no bones to gnaw in the morning.
Her prophets are insolent, treacherous men;
Her priests have profaned the sanctuary.
They have done violence to the Law.
The Lord is righteous within her;
He will do no injustice.
Every morning He brings His justice to light;
He does not fail.
But the criminal knows no shame.
“I have eliminated nations;
Their corner towers are deserted.
I have laid waste their streets,
With no one passing by;
Their cities have been laid waste,
Without a person, without an inhabitant.
I said, ‘You will certainly revere Me,
You will accept discipline.’
So her dwelling will not be eliminated
In accordance with everything that I have stipulated for her.
Instead, they were eager to corrupt all their deeds.