Zephaniah 1:17
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And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.I will bring such distress on mankind that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.
In other translations
And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.I will bring such distress on mankind that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.
Hebrew words
וַהֲצֵרֹתִיvahatzerotiand I will cause distressH6887לָאָדָםla'adamto <the> humankindH120וְהָלְכוּvehalekhuand they will walkH1980כַּעִוְרִיםka'ivrimlike <the> blind [people]H5787כִּיkiforH3588לַיהוָהlayahwehto YahwehH3068חָטָאוּchata'uthey have sinnedH2398וְשֻׁפַּךְveshupakhand it will be poured outH8210דָּמָםdamamblood theirH1818כֶּעָפָרke'afarlike <the> dustH6083וּלְחֻמָםulechumamand bowel[s] theirH3894כַּגְּלָלִים׃kagelalimlike <the> dung<s>H1557
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