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Zephaniah 1:17

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.

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ASV

And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against Jehovah; and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as dung.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַהֲצֵרֹ֣תִיva.ha.tze.Ro.tiand I will cause distressH6887 →
לָאָדָ֗םla.'a.Damto <the> humankindH120 →
וְהָֽלְכוּ֙ve.ha.le.Khuand they will walkH1980 →
כַּֽעִוְרִ֔יםka.'iv.Rimlike <the> blind [people]H5787 →
כִּ֥יkiforH3588 →
לַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068 →
חָטָ֑אוּcha.Ta.'uthey have sinnedH2398 →
וְשֻׁפַּ֤ךְve.shu.Pakhand it will be poured outH8210 →
דָּמָם֙da.Mamblood theirH1818 →
כֶּֽעָפָ֔רke.'a.Farlike <the> dustH6083 →
וּלְחֻמָ֖םu.le.chu.Mamand bowel[s] theirH3894 →
כַּגְּלָלִֽים׃ka.ge.la.Limlike <the> dung<s>H1557 →

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Psalms 83:10who perished at Endor and became like dung on the ground.Revelation 3:17You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.Jeremiah 16:4“They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried, but will lie like dung on the ground. They will be finished off by sword and famine, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and beasts of the earth.”Jeremiah 10:18For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, at this time I will sling out the inhabitants of the land and bring distress upon them so that they may be captured.”Micah 7:13Then the earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the fruit of their deeds.Matthew 15:14Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”Jeremiah 2:17Have you not brought this on yourself by forsaking the LORD your God when He led you in the way?2 Peter 1:9But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.Ezekiel 16:38And I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and those who shed blood; so I will bring upon you the wrath of your bloodshed and jealousy.Isaiah 5:25Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lay like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.Jeremiah 9:22Declare that this is what the LORD says: “The corpses of men will fall like dung upon the open field, like newly cut grain behind the reaper, with no one to gather it.”1 Kings 14:10Because of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is gone!Jeremiah 8:2They will be exposed to the sun and moon, and to all the host of heaven which they have loved, served, followed, consulted, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up or buried, but will become like dung lying on the ground.Deuteronomy 28:29and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you.Jeremiah 4:18“Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!”Isaiah 29:10For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.1 John 2:11But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.Romans 11:7What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,

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