Zep 1:17 | NETfull | STEP | 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.

Zephaniah 1:17

17 I will bring distress on the people ^{▼▼ “The people” refers to mankind in general (see vv. 2–3) or more specifically to the residents of Judah (see vv. 4–13).}
and they will stumble ^{▼▼ Heb “walk.”} like blind men,
for they have sinned against the Lord.
Their blood will be poured out like dirt;
their flesh ^{▼▼ Some take the referent of “flesh” to be more specific here; cf. NEB (“bowels”), NAB (“brains”), NIV (“entrails”).} will be scattered ^{▼▼ 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.} like manure.