Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
Parallel translations
- WEB Fear, the pit, and the snare, are on you who inhabitant the earth.
- BSB Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.
- NKJV Fear and the pit and the snare Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth.
- NASB Terror and pit and snare Confront you, you inhabitant of the earth.
- NLT Terror and traps and snares will be your lot, you people of the earth.
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Quick answer
Terror, the pit, and the snare await the earth's inhabitants. There is no escaping the encircling judgment.
Overview
The threefold image of fear, pit, and snare pictures inescapable danger surrounding all who dwell on earth. The Hebrew wordplay heightens the sense of being trapped. The verse warns that none can evade the judgment God has appointed.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Jer 48:43–44Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.
- Ezek 14:21For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?
- Jer 8:3And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts.
- Amos 5:19As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
- 1 Kgs 19:17And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
- Lev 26:21–22And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.
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