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Zephaniah 1:17 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Zephaniah 1:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Zephaniah chapter 1 verse 17 to related passages throughout the 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.”
Zephaniah 1:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Zephaniah 1:17
I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men—The Hebrew va'hatsarti la'adam means 'I will bring into straits/narrow places.' Blindness here is judicial—those who refused to see God's ways are struck with moral and spiritual blindness.Their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung (דָּמָם כֶּעָפָר dam'am ke'afar)—Ultimate dehumanization. Blood, sacred and requiring burial (Genesis 9:4, Deuteronomy 21:23), becomes worthless as dust. Flesh becomes refuse (dung, צֵאוֹתָם tse'otam). This reverses the dignity of being created in God's image—the wages of c...
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Cross-References for Zephaniah 1:17
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“who became as dung for the earth.”
“'I am rich”
“Behold”
“in that you have forsaken Yahweh your God”
“both will fall into a pit.,Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.,,,,,,,,”
“for the fruit of their doings.”
“seeing only what is near”
“and walks in the darkness”
“The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us”
“that he didn't obtain”