Zephaniah 1:17
And I will greatly afflict the men, and they shall walk as blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord; therefore he shall pour out their blood as dust, and their flesh as dung.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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In Context
16a day of the trumpet and cry against the strong cities, and against the high towers.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:29And thou shalt grope at midday, as a blind man would grope in the darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways; and then thou shalt be unjustly treated, and plundered continually, and there shall be no helper.
Psalms 79:2Attend, O Shepherd of Israel, 1 Who guidest Joseph like a flock; 1 Thou who sittest upon the cherubs, manifest thyself; 1
Psalms 83:10Behold, O God our defender, 1 And look upon the face of thine anointed. 1
Isaiah 29:10For the Lord has made you to drink a spirit of deep sleep; and he shall close their eyes, and the eyes of their prophets and of their rulers, who see secret things.
Isaiah 59:9Therefore has judgment departed from them, and righteousness shall not overtake them: while they waited for light, darkness came upon them; while they waited for brightness, they walked in perplexity.
Jeremiah 2:17Has not thy forsaking me brought these things upon thee? saith the Lord thy God.
Matthew Henry on Zephaniah 1:15-18
Judgment Predicted. ( b. c. 612.) 14 The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord : the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. 15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, 16 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers. 17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men,… Read the whole commentary →