Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

How they were for desolation as in a moment they perished; they were finished from sudden destruction.

New American Standard Bible

How they are destroyed in a moment!
They are utterly swept away by sudden terrors!

King James Version

How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

Holman Bible

How suddenly they become a desolation!
They come to an end, swept away by terrors.

International Standard Version

How desolate they quickly become, completely destroyed by calamities.

A Conservative Version

How they have become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.

American Standard Version

How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.

Amplified


How they are destroyed in a moment!
They are completely swept away by sudden terrors!

Bible in Basic English

How suddenly are they wasted! fears are the cause of their destruction.

Darby Translation

How are they suddenly made desolate! they pass away, consumed with terrors.

King James 2000

How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

Lexham Expanded Bible

How they become a desolation in a moment! They come to a complete end by terrors.

Modern King James verseion

How have they been brought into grief, as in a moment! They are fully eaten up with terrors,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O how suddenly do they consume, perish and come to a fearful end!

NET Bible

How desolate they become in a mere moment! Terrifying judgments make their demise complete!

New Heart English Bible

How they are suddenly destroyed. They are completely swept away with terrors.

The Emphasized Bible

How have they become desolate, as in a moment! They have ceased - come to an end, by reason of calamities.

Webster

How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

World English Bible

How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors.

Youngs Literal Translation

How have they become a desolation as in a moment, They have been ended -- consumed from terrors.

Verse Info

Context Readings

God's Ways Vindicated

18 Surely in slippery places thou wilt set them, to cast them down into ruins. 19 How they were for desolation as in a moment they perished; they were finished from sudden destruction. 20 As a dream of him awaking, O Jehovah, in awaking thou wilt despise their image.


Cross References

Numbers 16:21

Separate yourselves from the midst of this assembly, and I will consume them as in a moment,

Numbers 17:12-13

And the sons of Israel will speak to Moses, saying, Behold, we expired, we perished, we all perished.

1 Samuel 28:20

And Saul will hasten and fall with the fulness of his stature to the earth, and he will fear greatly from the words of Samuel: also strength was not in him, for he ate not bread all the day and all the night

Job 15:21

The voice of fears in his ears: in peace he destroying shall come upon him.

Job 18:11

Terrors made him afraid round about, and scattered him to his feet.

Job 20:5

For the rejoicing of the unjust drawing near, and the gladness of the profane even for a moment

Job 20:23-25

He will be for filling his belly, he will send upon him the burning of his anger, and will rain upon him in his eating.

Psalm 58:9

Before your pots shall perceive the thorn, as living, as in wrath, he will sweep him away.

Proverbs 28:1

The unjust fled and none pursuing, and the just shall be confident as the young lion.

Isaiah 21:3-4

For this, my loins were filled with pain: distress took hold of me as the pains of her bringing forth: I was shaken from hearing; I trembled from seeing

Isaiah 30:13

For this, this iniquity shall be to you as a breach falling, gushing out in a high wall, of which the breaking will come suddenly at a moment

Isaiah 47:11

And evil came upon thee; thou shalt not know its dawn, and ruin shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to expiate it, and desolation shall suddenly come upon thee; thou shalt not know.

Daniel 5:6

The king's brightnesses changing, and his thoughts will terrify him, and the knots of his loins breaking forth, and his knees knocked this upon that

Acts 2:23

This one, surrendered by the fixed counsel and foreknowledge of God, having taken by lawless hands, having fastened, ye slew:

1 Thessalonians 5:3

For when they say, Peace and security; then sudden ruin is upon them, as anguish in her with child; and they may not escape.

Revelation 18:10

Standing from far off for fear of her torture, saying, Woe, woe, the great city Babylon, the strong city! for in one hour thy judgment came.

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