Job 27:20

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

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  • Job 15:21 : 21 Terrifying sounds are in his ears; in prosperity, the destroyer will come upon him.
  • Job 18:11 : 11 Terrors frighten him on every side and chase him at his heels.
  • Job 20:8 : 8 Like a dream he flies away and is no more; he is chased away like a vision of the night.
  • Job 20:23 : 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.
  • Job 21:18 : 18 They are like straw before the wind and like chaff carried away by a storm.
  • Job 22:16 : 16 They were snatched away before their time, and their foundation was swept away by a flood.
  • Job 34:20 : 20 In a moment, they die; at midnight, people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are removed without human intervention.
  • Ps 18:4 : 4 I called upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I was saved from my enemies.
  • Ps 42:7 : 7 My God, my soul is downcast within me. Therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
  • Ps 69:14-15 : 14 But as for me, my prayer is to you, Lord, at an acceptable time. God, in your abundant love, answer me with your salvation, which is sure. 15 Rescue me from the mud, and do not let me sink. Deliver me from those who hate me, and from the deep waters.
  • Dan 5:30 : 30 That very night, Belshazzar, the Chaldean king, was killed.
  • Jonah 2:3 : 3 He said, 'I called to the LORD in my distress, and He answered me. From the depths of the grave, I cried out, and You heard my voice.'
  • Exod 12:29 : 29 At midnight, the LORD struck every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, and every firstborn of the livestock.
  • 2 Kgs 19:35 : 35 That night, the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning, there were dead bodies everywhere.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 27:21-22
    2 verses
    84%

    21The east wind lifts him up, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.

    22It hurls itself against him without mercy; he flees desperately from its power.

  • 19The rich man lies down, but he will not be gathered; he opens his eyes, and he is no more.

  • Job 30:14-15
    2 verses
    77%

    14They come in as through a wide breach; chaos rolls in like a wave under the crash of destruction.

    15Terrors are turned upon me; they pursue my dignity like the wind, and my salvation has vanished like a cloud.

  • Job 22:10-11
    2 verses
    76%

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

    11It is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of waters covers you.

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

  • 8Like a dream he flies away and is no more; he is chased away like a vision of the night.

  • 21Terrifying sounds are in his ears; in prosperity, the destroyer will come upon him.

  • Job 24:17-19
    3 verses
    75%

    17For to them, the morning is like deep darkness; they are familiar with the terrors of the shadow of death.

    18Swift upon the surface of the waters they are; their portion is cursed in the land; they do not turn to the way of the vineyards.

    19As drought and heat consume the snow waters, so Sheol consumes those who have sinned.

  • Job 15:23-24
    2 verses
    75%

    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.

  • 20In a moment, they die; at midnight, people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are removed without human intervention.

  • Job 20:25-28
    4 verses
    74%

    25It is drawn out and comes forth from his body; the glittering point comes out of his gallbladder; terrors come over him.

    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.

  • 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.

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

  • 19How suddenly they are destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!

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

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

  • 11As the waters of a lake dry up or a riverbed becomes parched and dry,

  • 15"If He holds back the waters, they dry up; if He sends them out, they overwhelm the earth."

  • Job 15:29-30
    2 verses
    72%

    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.

  • 22Yet God drags away the mighty with His power; though they rise up, they do not trust in their own lives.

  • 4He cuts a shaft far from where people dwell; forgotten by travelers, they dangle and swing to and fro far from humankind.

  • Job 20:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

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

    23When he is about to fill his stomach, God will unleash his burning anger against him and rain it upon him while he eats.

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

  • 4My heart staggers; terror overwhelms me. The twilight I longed for has been turned into trembling for me.

  • 19As often as it passes through, it will seize you. Morning after morning, day and night, it will pass through. The understanding of this message will bring only terror.

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

  • 18They are like straw before the wind and like chaff carried away by a storm.

  • Job 3:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5Let darkness and deep shadow claim it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let blackness of the day terrify it.

    6As for that night, let thick darkness seize it; let it not be joined to the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months.

  • 13In disquieting dreams from visions of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men,

  • 20He silences the speech of the trustworthy and takes away the discernment of the elders.

  • 25Because He knows their deeds, He overturns them in the night, and they are crushed.

  • 5For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.

  • 19as water wears away stones and torrents wash away the soil of the earth, so you destroy the hope of man.

  • 18Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing, and let a great ransom not turn you aside.

  • 5My heart trembles within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

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

  • 25For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, which lifted the waves of the sea.

  • 16I have been afflicted and close to death since my youth; I have borne your terrors and am in despair.