¹⁹ How suddenly are they wasted! fears are the cause of their destruction.

²¹ Come out from among this people, so that I may send sudden destruction on them.

³ When they say, There is peace and no danger, then sudden destruction will come on them, as birth-pains on a woman with child; and they will not be able to get away from it.

²³ Him, when he was given up, by the decision and knowledge of God, you put to death on the cross, by the hands of evil men:

⁶ Then the colour went from the king's face, and he was troubled by his thoughts; strength went from his body, and his knees were shaking.

¹¹ Because of this evil will come on you, which may not be turned away for any price: and trouble will overtake you, from which no money will give salvation: destruction will come on you suddenly, without your knowledge.

¹³ This sin will be to you like a crack in a high wall, causing its fall suddenly and in a minute.

³ For this cause I am full of bitter grief; pains like the pains of a woman in childbirth have come on me: I am bent down with sorrow at what comes to my ears; I am shocked by what I see.

⁴ My mind is wandering, fear has overcome me: the evening of my desire has been turned into shaking for me.

¹ The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like the lion.

⁹ Before they are conscious of it, let them be cut down like thorns; let a strong wind take them away like waste growth.

²³ God gives him his desire, and sends the heat of his wrath on him, making it come down on him like rain.

²⁴ He may go in flight from the iron spear, but the arrow from the bow of brass will go through him;

²⁵ He is pulling it out, and it comes out of his back; and its shining point comes out of his side; he is overcome by fears.

⁵ That the pride of the sinner is short, and the joy of the evil-doer but for a minute?

¹¹ He is overcome by fears on every side, they go after him at every step.

²¹ A sound of fear is in his ears; in time of peace destruction will come on him:

²⁰ Then Saul went down flat on the earth, and was full of fear because of Samuel's words: and there was no strength in him, for he had taken no food all that day or all that night.

¹² And the children of Israel said to Moses, Truly, destruction has come on us; an evil fate has overtaken us all.

¹³ Death will overtake everyone who comes near, who comes near the House of the Lord: are we all to come to destruction?

¹⁰ Watching from far away, for fear of her punishment, saying, Sorrow, sorrow for Babylon, the great town, the strong town! for in one hour you have been judged.