Eze 22:6, Mic 2:1, 7:3, Zep 3:1-5 | ESV | STEP | Behold , the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power , have been bent on shedding blood .

Ezekiel 22:6

6 “Behold, ^athe princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.

Micah 2:1

Woe to the Oppressors

1 ^bWoe to those who devise wickedness
and work evil ^con their beds!
When the morning dawns, they perform it,
because it is in the power of their hand.

Micah 7:3

3 ^dTheir hands are on what is evil, to do it well;
^ethe prince and ^fthe judge ask for a bribe,
and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul;
thus they weave it together.

Zephaniah 3:1-5

Judgment on Jerusalem and the Nations

1 Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,
^gthe oppressing city!
2 She listens to no voice;
^hshe accepts no correction.
ⁱShe does not trust in the Lord;
she does not draw near to her God.
3 ^jHer officials within her
are roaring lions;
her judges are ^kevening wolves
that leave nothing till the morning.
4 ^lHer prophets are fickle, treacherous men;
^mher priests ⁿprofane what is holy;
they do violence to the law.
5 The Lord within her ^ois righteous;
he does no injustice;
every morning he shows forth his justice;
each dawn he does not fail;
but ^pthe unjust knows no shame.