Isaiah 24:17

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“Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.”

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BSBPD

“Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Fear, and a snare, and a gin, <FI>Are<Fi> on thee, O inhabitant of the land.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 24:17 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 26:21If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.
  2. 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.
  3. Jeremiah 8:3And wherever I have banished them, the remnant of this evil family will choose death over life,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
  4. Jeremiah 48:43Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD.
  5. Jeremiah 48:44“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 year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.
  6. 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?
  7. 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.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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