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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. (KJV)

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וַהֲצֵרֹ֣תִיva.ha.tze.Ro.tiand I will cause distress

Lemma: צָרַר (tsa.rar) · Strong's: H6887B

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)

Meaning: to constrain

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 12:34, Deuteronomy 28:52, Joshua 9:4, 1 Samuel 25:29, 1 Samuel 28:15, 2 Samuel 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6887B; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:17 word 1

לָאָדָ֗םla.'a.Damto <the> humankind

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:17 word 2

וְהָֽלְכוּ֙ve.ha.le.Khuand they will walk

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to go: walk

Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:17 word 3

כַּֽעִוְרִ֔יםka.'iv.Rimlike <the> blind [people]

Lemma: עִוֵּר (iv.ver) · Strong's: H5787

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: blind

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 4:11, Leviticus 19:14, Leviticus 21:18, Deuteronomy 15:21, Deuteronomy 27:18, Deuteronomy 28:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5787; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:17 word 4

כִּ֥יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:17 word 5

לַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehto Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:17 word 6

חָטָ֑אוּcha.Ta.'uthey have sinned

Lemma: חָטָא (cha.ta) · Strong's: H2398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to sin

Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 31:39, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 42:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2398; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:17 word 7

וְשֻׁפַּ֤ךְve.shu.Pakhand it will be poured out

Lemma: שָׁפַךְ (sha.phakh) · Strong's: H8210G

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPq3ms)

Meaning: to pour: pour

Used 69 times. Also: Exodus 4:9, Exodus 29:12, Leviticus 4:7, Leviticus 4:18, Leviticus 4:25, Leviticus 4:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8210G; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:17 word 8

דָּמָם֙da.Mamblood their

Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: blood

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:17 word 9

כֶּֽעָפָ֔רke.'a.Farlike <the> dust

Lemma: עָפָר (a.phar) · Strong's: H6083

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: dust

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6083; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:17 word 10

וּלְחֻמָ֖םu.le.chu.Mamand bowel[s] their

Lemma: לְחוּם (la.chum) · Strong's: H3894

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: intestine

Used 2 times. Also: Job 20:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3894; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:17 word 11

כַּגְּלָלִֽים\׃ka.ge.la.Limlike <the> dung<s>

Lemma: גָּלָל (ga.lal) · Strong's: H1557

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: dung

Used 2 times. Also: 1 Kings 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1557; TAHOT Zephaniah 1:17 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

I will bring such distress	→	צָרַר H6887B to constrain
on mankind	→	אָדָם H0120G man
that they will walk	→	הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk
like the blind	→	עִוֵּר H5787 blind
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
they have sinned	→	חָטָא H2398 to sin
against the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
Their blood	→	דָּם H1818 blood
will be poured out	→	שָׁפַךְ H8210G to pour: pour
like dust	→	עָפָר H6083 dust
and their flesh	→	לְחוּם H3894 intestine
like dung	→	גָּלָל H1557 dung

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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