Zephaniah 1:17

I will bring distress on the people ¹  and they will stumble ²  like blind men, for they have sinned against the Lord. Their blood will be poured out like dirt; their flesh ³  will be scattered ⁴  like manure.

De 28:28,29; 2Ki 9:33-37; Ps 79:2,3; Ps 79:3; Ps 83:10; Isa 24:5,6; Isa 29:10; Isa 50:1; Isa 59:9,10; Isa 59:12-15; Jer 2:17,19; Jer 4:18; Jer 9:21,22; Jer 15:3; Jer 16:4-6; Jer 18:21; La 1:8,14,18; La 2:21; La 4:13-15; La 4:14; La 5:16,17; Eze 22:25-31; Da 9:5-19; Am 4:10; Mic 3:9-12; Mic 7:13; Mt 15:14; Joh 9:40,41; Ro 11:7,25; 2Co 4:4; 2Pe 1:9; 1Jo 2:11; Re 3:17

¹ tn “The people” refers to mankind in general (see vv. 2-3) or more specifically to the residents of Judah (see vv. 4-13).

² tn Heb “walk.”

³ tn Some take the referent of “flesh” to be more specific here; cf. NEB (“bowels”), NAB (“brains”), NIV (“entrails”).

⁴ tn The words “will be scattered” are supplied in the translation for clarity based on the parallelism with “will be poured out” in the previous line.