Zephaniah 1:17 — Bible Verse (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.”
Zephaniah 1:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Zephaniah 1:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Zephaniah 1:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I will bring such distress on men that they will walk like blind men because they have sinned against Yahweh. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.”
Zephaniah 1:17 — World English Bible
Zephaniah 1:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Zephaniah 1:17 — American Standard Version
Zephaniah 1:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I have sent distress to men, And they have walked as the blind, For against Jehovah they have sinned, And poured out is their blood as dust, And their flesh <FI>is<Fi> as dung.”
Zephaniah 1:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Zephaniah 1:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I will bring distress upon men, and they shall walk like blind men; for they have sinned against Jehovah; and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as dung: ”
Zephaniah 1:17 — Darby Translation
Zephaniah 1:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I will bring distresse vpon men, that they shall walke like blind men, because they haue sinned against the Lord, and their blood shall be powred out as dust, and their flesh as the dongue.”
Zephaniah 1:17 — Geneva Bible
Zephaniah 1:17 in Context — Zephaniah 1
15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
16 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.
17 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.
18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
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What Does Zephaniah 1:17 Mean?
Zephaniah 1:17 is a verse from the Book of Zephaniah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Zephaniah chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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