21 Terrifying sounds fill his ears;(A)
    when all seems well, marauders attack him.(B)

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21 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

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21 [a]Dreadful sounds are in his ears;
(A)In prosperity the destroyer comes upon him.

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  1. Job 15:21 Terrifying

may ruin overtake them by surprise—(A)
    may the net they hid entangle them,
    may they fall into the pit,(B) to their ruin.

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Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

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[a]Let (A)destruction come upon him unexpectedly,
And let his net that he has hidden catch himself;
Into that very destruction let him fall.

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  1. Psalm 35:8 Lit. Let destruction he does not know come upon him,

15 Let death take my enemies by surprise;(A)
    let them go down alive to the realm of the dead,(B)
    for evil finds lodging among them.

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15 Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

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15 Let death seize them;
Let them (A)go down alive into [a]hell,
For wickedness is in their dwellings and among them.

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  1. Psalm 55:15 Or Sheol

But your many enemies will become like fine dust,(A)
    the ruthless(B) hordes like blown chaff.(C)
Suddenly,(D) in an instant,

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Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.

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“Moreover the multitude of your (A)foes
Shall be like fine dust,
And the multitude of the terrible ones
Like (B)chaff that passes away;
Yes, it shall be (C)in an instant, suddenly.

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Both of these will overtake you
    in a moment,(A) on a single day:
    loss of children(B) and widowhood.(C)
They will come upon you in full measure,
    in spite of your many sorceries(D)
    and all your potent spells.(E)

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But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.

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But these two things shall come to you
(A)In a moment, in one day:
The loss of children, and widowhood.
They shall come upon you in their fullness
Because of the multitude of your sorceries,
For the great abundance of your enchantments.

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11 Disaster(A) will come upon you,
    and you will not know how to conjure it away.
A calamity will fall upon you
    that you cannot ward off with a ransom;
a catastrophe you cannot foresee
    will suddenly(B) come upon you.

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11 Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.

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11 Therefore evil shall come upon you;
You shall not know from where it arises.
And trouble shall fall upon you;
You will not be able [a]to put it off.
And (A)desolation shall come upon you (B)suddenly,
Which you shall not know.

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  1. Isaiah 47:11 Lit. to cover it or atone for it