Zephaniah 1:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
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 [is] as dung.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
I will bring such distress
וַהֲצֵרֹ֣תִי (wa·hă·ṣê·rō·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6887: To bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or cramped

on mankind
לָאָדָ֗ם (lā·’ā·ḏām)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

that they will walk
וְהָֽלְכוּ֙ (wə·hā·lə·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

like the blind,
כַּֽעִוְרִ֔ים (ka·‘iw·rîm)
Preposition-k, Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 5787: Blind

because
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

they have sinned
חָטָ֑אוּ (ḥā·ṭā·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn

against the LORD.
לַֽיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

Their blood
דָּמָם֙ (dā·mām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed

will be poured out
וְשֻׁפַּ֤ךְ (wə·šup·paḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - QalPass - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8210: To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out

like dust
כֶּֽעָפָ֔ר (ke·‘ā·p̄ār)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud

and their flesh
וּלְחֻמָ֖ם (ū·lə·ḥu·mām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3894: Eaten, food, flesh, body

like dung.
כַּגְּלָלִֽים׃ (kag·gə·lā·lîm)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1561: Dung

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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