Zephaniah 3:1
Woe to the city of oppressors,
What it says
Woe is pronounced on the rebellious, polluted, and oppressive city.
What it is doing
This verse opens the chapter with a direct indictment of Jerusalem.
In context
1Woe to the city of oppressors, 2She heeded no voice; 3Her princes are roaring lions; 4Her prophets are reckless, 5The LORD within her is righteous;