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God’s Judgment on the Earth

Isaiah 24:17

In 11 translations

BSB
Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.
KJV
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
WEB
Fear, the pit, and the snare are on you who inhabit the earth.
ASV
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
LSV
Fear, and a snare, and a trap, || [Are] on you, O inhabitant of the earth.
YLT
Fear, and a snare, and a gin, [Are] on thee, O inhabitant of the land.
DBY
Fear, and the pit, and the snare are upon thee, inhabitant of the land.
DRC
Fear, and the pit, and the snare are upon thee, O thou inhabitant of the earth.
GNV
Feare, and the pitte, and the snare are vpon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
JPS
Terror, and the pit, and the trap, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
LXXE
Fear, and a pit, and a snare, are upon you that dwell on the earth.

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Original-language editions

WLC
פַּ֥חַד וָפַ֖חַת וָפָ֑ח עָלֶ֖יךָ יוֹשֵׁ֥ב הָאָֽרֶץ׃
LXX-Br
Φόβος καὶ βόθυνος καὶ παγὶς ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς τοὺς ἐνοικοῦντας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.

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  • Jeremiah 48:43–44Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD. “Whoever flees the panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For I will bring upon Moab the…
  • Amos 5:19It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.
  • 1 Kings 19:17Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.
  • Leviticus 26:21–22If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins. I will send wild animals against you to rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and…
  • Ezekiel 14:21For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast?
  • Jeremiah 8:3And wherever I have banished them, the remnant of this evil family will choose death over life,” declares the LORD of Hosts.

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