Job 15:21

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Terrifying sounds are in his ears; in prosperity, the destroyer will come upon him.

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  • Job 18:11 : 11 Terrors frighten him on every side and chase him at his heels.
  • 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 While people are saying, "Peace and safety," sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
  • Lev 26:36 : 36 As for those of you who survive, I will bring weakness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a driven leaf will put them to flight, and they will flee as though running from a sword, though no one pursues them.
  • 1 Sam 25:36-38 : 36 When Abigail went to Nabal, he was in the house holding a banquet like that of a king. He was in high spirits and very drunk, so she told him nothing at all until daybreak. 37 Then in the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him all these things, and his heart failed him, and he became like a stone. 38 About ten days later, the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.
  • 2 Kgs 7:6 : 6 For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so they said to one another, "Look, the king of Israel has hired the Hittite and Egyptian kings to attack us!"
  • Job 1:13-19 : 13 One day, while Job's sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine at the home of their oldest brother, 14 a messenger came to Job and said, 'The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys were grazing nearby, 15 when the Sabeans attacked and carried them off. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who escaped to tell you.' 16 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, 'The fire of God fell from the heavens and burned up the sheep and the servants, and I am the only one who escaped to tell you.' 17 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, 'The Chaldeans formed three raiding parties, swept down on the camels, and carried them off. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who escaped to tell you.' 18 While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, 'Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine at the home of their oldest brother, 19 when suddenly a mighty wind came from across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on them, and they are dead. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.'
  • Rev 9:11 : 11 They had a king over them, the angel of the abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, he is called Apollyon (the Destroyer).
  • Gen 3:9-9 : 9 But the LORD God called out to the man and said to him, 'Where are you?' 10 He said, 'I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid myself.'
  • Job 20:5-7 : 5 that the triumph of the wicked is short-lived, and the joy of the godless lasts only a moment? 6 Even if his greatness rises to the heavens and his head reaches to the clouds, 7 he will perish forever like his own waste; those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?'
  • Job 20:22-25 : 22 In the fullness of his plenty, he will be distressed; the hand of all who toil will come upon him. 23 When he is about to fill his stomach, God will unleash his burning anger against him and rain it upon him while he eats. 24 Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze arrow will pierce him. 25 It is drawn out and comes forth from his body; the glittering point comes out of his gallbladder; terrors come over him.
  • Job 27:20 : 20 Terrors overtake him like a flood; in the night a storm sweeps him away.
  • Ps 73:18-20 : 18 Surely, You place them on slippery ground; You cast them down to destruction. 19 How suddenly they are destroyed, completely swept away by terrors! 20 Like a dream when one awakes, so, Lord, when You arise, You will despise their image.
  • Ps 92:7 : 7 A senseless person does not know, and a fool does not understand this:
  • Prov 1:26-27 : 26 I too will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you, 27 When your terror comes like a storm, and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.
  • Acts 12:21-23 : 21 On an appointed day, Herod, dressed in royal robes, sat on the throne and delivered a public address to them. 22 The crowd kept shouting, 'This is the voice of a god, not of a man!' 23 Immediately, an angel of the Lord struck him down because he did not give glory to God. He was eaten by worms and died.
  • 1 Cor 10:10 : 10 Do not grumble, as some of them did, and they were destroyed by the destroyer.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 20All the days of the wicked man he writhes in pain, and the years allotted to the ruthless are hidden away.

  • Job 15:22-24
    3 verses
    77%

    22He does not believe he will return from the darkness; he is marked for the sword.

    23He wanders about for food, asking, 'Where is it?' He knows that the day of darkness is ready at hand.

    24Distress and anguish terrify him; they overpower him like a king prepared for battle.

  • 15Therefore his disaster will come suddenly; in an instant, he will be broken beyond healing.

  • Job 20:20-22
    3 verses
    75%

    20Because he knew no peace in his heart, he will not retain any of his treasures.

    21Nothing is left for him to consume; therefore, his prosperity will not last.

    22In the fullness of his plenty, he will be distressed; the hand of all who toil will come upon him.

  • 20Terrors overtake him like a flood; in the night a storm sweeps him away.

  • Job 21:20-21
    2 verses
    74%

    20Let their own eyes see their destruction, and let them drink from the wrath of the Almighty.

    21For what does he care about his household after him, when the number of his months is cut off?

  • Job 18:10-14
    5 verses
    74%

    10His rope lies hidden in the ground, and his trap is set along the path.

    11Terrors frighten him on every side and chase him at his heels.

    12Hunger consumes his strength, and calamity is ready at his side.

    13It devours parts of his skin; death's firstborn consumes his limbs.

    14He is uprooted from the security of his tent and marched off to the king of terrors.

  • Job 15:28-30
    3 verses
    74%

    28he will dwell in desolated cities, in houses no one inhabits, destined to become ruins.

    29He will no longer be rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread out across the land.

    30He will not escape from darkness; a flame will dry up his branch, and the breath of God's mouth will carry him away.

  • 22Their soul draws near to the pit, and their life to the messengers of death.

  • 27When your terror comes like a storm, and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.

  • Job 21:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16But their prosperity is not in their own hands, so the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

    17How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? Disaster comes upon them as calamities God apportions in his anger.

  • 30That the wicked are spared in the day of calamity, that they are brought forth in the day of wrath?

  • 21You will be protected from the scourge of the tongue, and you will not fear destruction when it comes.

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    12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked down to ruin.

    13Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.

  • 14In the evening, sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more. This is the fate of those who plunder us and the lot of those who pillage us.

  • 20Those who come after are appalled at his fate, and those before are seized with horror.

  • 25Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin of the wicked when it comes.

  • Job 20:26-28
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    72%

    26Total darkness is hidden for his treasures; a fire not kindled by man will consume him and devour what remains in his tent.

    27The heavens will expose his guilt, and the earth will rise up against him.

    28The produce of his house will be carried away, flowing away on the day of God's wrath.

  • 15The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

  • 7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • 7His vigorous steps will be restricted, and his own counsel will cast him down.

  • 14As everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb, so they depart naked as they came. They take nothing from their toil that they can carry in their hands.

  • 13They spend their days in prosperity, and in a moment they go down to Sheol.

  • 17Behold, what I have seen is good and fitting: to eat and drink and to enjoy the good of all one's labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given him, for this is his reward.

  • 15Justice brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

  • 10That is why snares are all around you, and sudden terror overwhelms you.

  • 25Anguish is coming! They will seek peace, but there will be none.

  • 11and poverty will come upon you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

  • 13But it will not go well for the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not fear God.

  • Job 14:21-22
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    21If his sons are honored, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not see it.

    22He feels pain only in his own flesh and mourns only for himself.

  • 18He is driven from light into darkness and chased out of the world.

  • 11Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; they will be repaid for their deeds.

  • 2Yet He is wise and brings disaster; He does not take back His words. He will rise against the house of evildoers and against the help of those who practice wickedness.

  • 34and poverty will come upon you like a robber and need like an armed man.