New American Standard Bible 1995

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Zephaniah

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I will bring distress on men So that they will walk like the blind, Because they have sinned against the LORD; And their blood will be poured out like dust And their flesh like dung.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
I will bring distress to bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or cramped Verb H6887 וַהֲצֵרֹ֣תִי va·ha·tze·ro·ti
on men man, mankind Noun H120 לָאָדָ֗ם la·'a·dam
So that they will walk to go, come, walk Verb H1980 וְהָֽלְכוּ֙ ve·ha·le·chu
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like the blind, blind Adjective H5787 כַּֽעִוְרִ֔ים ka·'iv·rim,
Because that, for, when Conjunction H3588 כִּ֥י ki
they have sinned to miss, go wrong, sin Verb H2398 חָטָ֑אוּ cha·ta·'u;
against the LORD; the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 לַֽיהוָ֖ה Yah·weh
And their blood blood Noun H1818 דָּמָם֙ da·mam
will be poured to pour out, pour Verb H8210 וְשֻׁפַּ֤ךְ ve·shup·pach
out like dust dry earth, dust Noun H6083 כֶּֽעָפָ֔ר ke·'a·far,
And their flesh intestines, bowels Noun H3894 וּלְחֻמָ֖ם u·le·chu·mam
like dung. dung H1557    

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Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 I will bring distress on men So that they will walk like the blind, Because they have sinned against the LORD; And their blood will be poured out like dust And their flesh like dung.
King James Bible And I will bring distress on men So upon men, that they will shall walk like the blind, Because blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD; And LORD: and their blood will shall be poured out like dust And as dust, and their flesh like as the dung.
Hebrew Greek English I will bring distress on men So that they will walk like the blind, Because they have sinned against the LORD; And their blood will be poured out like dust And their flesh like dung.