Deplorable, indeed, was the ruthlessness of the princes, nobles, and judges. Zephaniah decried the shamelessness of the religious leaders, saying: “Her prophets were insolent, were men of treachery.
მართლაც სამწუხარო იყო თავადთა, დიდგვაროვანთა და მსაჯულთა უმოწყალოდ მოქმედება.