For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.
Parallel translations
- WEB For it will come like a snare on all those who dwell on the surface of all the earth.
- KJV For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
- NKJV For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.
- NASB for it will come upon all those who live on the face of all the earth.
- NLT like a trap. For that day will come upon everyone living on the earth.
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Quick answer
That day will spring suddenly like a snare upon all the earth's inhabitants.
Overview
Christ's return will come unexpectedly and inescapably upon a world absorbed in its own affairs. The image of a snare conveys both surprise and judgment for the unready. This universal reach underscores the need for everyone to be prepared.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Rev 16:15“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
- Isa 24:17–18Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.
- Eccl 9:12For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.
- Luke 17:37“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”
- Jer 48:43–44Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD.
- Ps 11:6On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
- Acts 17:26From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.
- Gen 7:4For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.”
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