ZEP 1:17 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἐκθλίψω τοὺς ἀνθρώπους, καὶ πορεύσονται ὡς τυφλοὶ, ὅτι τῷ Κυρίῳ ἐξήμαρτον· καὶ ἐκχεεῖ τὸ αἷμα αὐτῶν ὡς χοῦν, καὶ τὰς σάρκας αὐτῶν ὡς βόλβιτα.
(Kai ekthlipsō tous anthrōpous, kai poreusontai hōs tufloi, hoti tōi Kuriōi exaʸmarton; kai ekⱪeʼei to haima autōn hōs ⱪoun, kai tas sarkas autōn hōs bolbita. )

BrTr 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.

ULT For I will bring distress upon mankind, and they will walk like the blind,
⇔ for they have sinned against Yahweh.
⇔ Their blood will be poured out like dust, and their inner parts like dung.

UST Because you sinned against Yahweh,
⇔ he will cause you to experience great distress;
⇔ you will walk around groping as blind people do.
⇔ Your blood will flow from your bodies like falling soil,
⇔ and your corpses will lie on the ground and rot.

BSB 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.

OEB ⇔ And I will bring distress upon the people
⇔ and they will walk as the blind,
⇔ because they have sinned against the Lord,
⇔ and their blood will be poured out as dust
⇔ and their flesh as dung.

WEBBE I will bring such distress on men that they will walk like blind men because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.

WMBB (Same as above)

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

LSV “And I have sent distress to men,
And they have walked as the blind,
For against YHWH they have sinned,
And poured out is their blood as dust,
And their flesh [is] as dung.”

FBV I will bring trouble on humanity, making them walk like blind people because they have sinned against the Lord. Their blood will be spilled like so much dust; their intestines like dung.

T4T Because you sinned against Yahweh,
⇔ he will cause you to experience great distress;
⇔ you will walk around groping like [SIM] blind people do.
⇔ Your blood will flow from your bodies like [SIM] water,
⇔ and your corpses will lie on the ground and rot [SIM].

LEB • and they shall walk about like the blind, • for they sinned against Yahweh; • their blood shall be poured out like dust • and their entrails like dung.

BBE And I will send trouble on men so that they will go about like the blind, because they have done evil against the Lord: and their blood will be drained out like dust, and their strength like waste.

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JPS And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD; and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as dung.

ASV And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against Jehovah; and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as dung.

DRA And I will distress men, and they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out as earth, and their bodies as dung.

YLT 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.

Drby And I will bring distress upon men, and they shall walk like blind men; for they have sinned against Jehovah; and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as dung:

RV 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 dung.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 And I will bring distresse vpon men, that they shall walke like blinde men, because they haue sinned against the LORD, and their blood shall bee powred out as dust, and their flesh as the doung.
(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 downg.)

Bshps I will bring the people into such vexation, that they shall go about like blinde men, because they haue sinned against the Lorde, their blood shalbe powred out as dust, & their bodies as the myre.
(I will bring the people into such vexation, that they shall go about like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord, their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their bodies as the myre.)

Gnva And I will bring distresse vpon men, that they shall walke like blind men, because they haue sinned against the Lord, and their blood shall be powred out as dust, and their flesh as the dongue.
(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 dongue. )

Cvdl I wil bringe ye people into soch vexacion, that they shal go aboute like blinde me, because they haue synned agaynst the LORDE. Their bloude shalbe shed as the dust, & their bodies as the myre.
(I will bring ye/you_all people into such vexacion, that they shall go about like blind me, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood shall be shed as the dust, and their bodies as the myre.)

Wycl And Y schal troble men, and thei schulen walke as blynde, for thei han synned ayens the Lord; and the blood of hem schal be sched out as erthe, and the bodies of hem schulen be as tordis.
(And I shall troble men, and they should walk as blind, for they have sinned against the Lord; and the blood of them shall be sched out as earth, and the bodies of them should be as tordis.)

Luth Ich will den Leuten bange machen, daß sie umhergehen sollen wie die Blinden, darum daß sie wider den HErr’s gesündiget haben. Ihr Blut soll vergossen werden, als wäre es Staub, und ihr Leib, als wäre es Kot.
(I will the Leuten bange machen, that they/she/them umhergehen sollen like the Blinden, therefore that they/she/them against the LORD’s gesündiget have. You blood should vergossen become, als wäre it Staub, and you/their/her Leib, als wäre it Kot.)

ClVg Et tribulabo homines, et ambulabunt ut cæci, quia Domino peccaverunt; et effundetur sanguis eorum sicut humus, et corpora eorum sicut stercora.
(And tribulabo homines, and ambulabunt as cæci, because Master peccaverunt; and effundetur sanguis their like humus, and corpora their like stercora. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

לָ⁠אָדָ֗ם

on_the,people

Here the masculine term man has a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. The reference is most likely to the sinful, complacent Judeans. Alternate translation: “to the people of Judah”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

וְ⁠הָֽלְכוּ֙ כַּֽ⁠עִוְרִ֔ים כִּ֥י

and,walk like_the,blind that/for/because/then/when

This is a further allusion to what Yahweh told the Israelites when they first left Egypt, like the allusion in verse 13. In Deuteronomy 28:29, Yahweh told the Israelites that if they disobeyed him and worshiped false gods, “you will be groping about at noon, as the blind grope in the darkness.” To indicate that Yahweh is quoting his own words, you could present this as a direct quotation, using second-level quotation marks or some other convention of your language. Alternate translation: “and ‘they will walk like the blind,’ for”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וְ⁠הָֽלְכוּ֙ כַּֽ⁠עִוְרִ֔ים

and,walk like_the,blind

The point of this comparison is that just as a person who is blind does not know in what direction he should walk in order to arrive somewhere safely, so the Judeans will not be able to find any safe place to escape from the enemy army. Yahweh is not saying that blindness is a punishment for sin. Alternate translation: “and they will not be able to find any place where it is safe”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

כַּֽ⁠עִוְרִ֔ים

like_the,blind

Yahweh is using the adjective blind as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “as blind people do”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠שֻׁפַּ֤ךְ דָּמָ⁠ם֙ כֶּֽ⁠עָפָ֔ר וּ⁠לְחֻמָ֖⁠ם כַּ⁠גְּלָלִֽים

and,poured_out blood,their like_the,dust and,flesh,their like_the,dung

Yahweh is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “And their blood will be poured out like dust, and their innards will be poured out like dung”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠שֻׁפַּ֤ךְ דָּמָ⁠ם֙ כֶּֽ⁠עָפָ֔ר וּ⁠לְחֻמָ֖⁠ם כַּ⁠גְּלָלִֽים

and,poured_out blood,their like_the,dust and,flesh,their like_the,dung

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “And their enemies will wound them so that their blood flows out like dust and their innards flow out like dung”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וְ⁠שֻׁפַּ֤ךְ דָּמָ⁠ם֙ כֶּֽ⁠עָפָ֔ר וּ⁠לְחֻמָ֖⁠ם כַּ⁠גְּלָלִֽים

and,poured_out blood,their like_the,dust and,flesh,their like_the,dung

The point of these comparisons is that just as people consider dust and dung to have no value, the blood and innards of the Judeans, vital to their lives, will be poured out as if those substances and the lives they sustain had no value. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: “And their enemies will wound them so that their blood and their innards flow out profusely, as if they were worthless”

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