Zephaniah 1:17
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.
Context
This verse from Zephaniah Chapter 1 connects to 10 cross-references. The day of the Lord sweeps everything from the face of the earth: humans, animals, birds, fish. God will cut off the remnant of Baal, those who bow to the starry host, those who turn back from following him. The …
Other Translations
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.
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.
And I will send trouble on men so that they will go about like the blind, because they have done evil against the Lord: and their blood will be drained out like dust, and their strength like waste.
Cross References
And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: …
The Lord shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:
And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; …
And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the …
Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the Lord saw it, and it …
For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and …
We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at …
Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, …
Thus saith the Lord, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of …
For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets …