Zephaniah 3:4

“Her prophets [are] light [and treacherous persons, etc.] The false prophets, as the Targum and Kimchi explain it: these seem to design the lawyers spoken of in the New Testament, whose business it was to interpret the law to the people; these were “light” men, good for nothing, of no worth and value; light in knowledge, as Kimchi gives the sense of the word; men of no brains; empty headed men, that had no substantial knowledge; giddy, unstable, and inconstant, and compliant with the humours and vices of the people; men of no gravity in their countenance, speech, and conversation. Schultensf102, from the use of the word in the Arabic language, renders it “proud”, as these men were, proud…”

“light--in whose life and teaching there is no truth, gravity, or steadiness. treacherous--false to Jehovah, whose prophets they profess to be (Jer 23:32; Eze 22:28). polluted . . . sanctuary--by their profane deeds.”

“Her prophets are light - , boiling and bubbling, up, like water boiling over , empty boasters claiming the gift of prophecy, which they have not; “boldly and rashly pouring out what they willed as they willed;” promising good things which shall not be. So they are “her” prophets, to whom they “prophesy smooth things” (see Micah 2:11), “the prophets of this people” not the prophets of God; “treacherous persons” (literally, men of treacheries) wholly given to manifold treacheries against God in whose Name they spake and to the people whom they deceived. Jerome: “They spake as if from the mouth of the Lord and uttered everything against the Lord.” “The leaders of the people,” those who profess…”

“Her prophet - So called, false prophets. Light - Unstable and inconstant. Violence to the law - Wresting it by perverse interpretation. Zephaniah 3:5”

“light: Isa 9:15, Isa 56:10-12; Jer 5:31, Jer 6:13, Jer 6:14, Jer 8:10, Jer 14:13-15, Jer 23:9-17, Jer 23:25-27; Jer 23:32, Jer 27:14, Jer 27:15; Lam 2:14; Eze 13:3-16; Hos 9:7; Mic 2:11, Mic 3:5, Mic 3:6; Mat 7:15; Co2 11:13; Pe2 2:1-3; Jo1 4:1; Rev 19:20 her priests: Sa1 2:12-17, Sa1 2:22; Eze 22:26, Eze 44:7, Eze 44:8; Hos 4:6-8; Mal 2:8 Zephaniah 3:5”