Zephaniah 1:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZephaniah 1:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַהֲצֵרֹ֣תִי
tsârar
H6887
to bind
לָאָדָ֗ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
וְהָֽלְכוּ֙
hâlak
H1980
to walk
כַּֽעִוְרִ֔ים
ʻivvêr
H5787
blind
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
לַֽיהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
חָטָ֑אוּ
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
וְשֻׁפַּ֤ךְ
shâphak
H8210
to pour
דָּמָם֙
dâm
H1818
blood
כֶּֽעָפָ֔ר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
וּלְחֻמָ֖ם
lâchûwm
H3894
bowels
כַּגְּלָלִֽים
gêlel
H1561
dung
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World English Bible Public Domain
I will bring distress on men, that they will walk like blind men, because they have sinned against Yahweh, and their blood will be poured out like dust, and their flesh like dung.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For I will bring distress to man, and they will walk like the blind, for they have sinned against Yahweh. And their blood will be poured out like dust, and their innards like dung.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).