18 Then it will be that the one who flees the sound of terror will fall into the pit,
And the one who [a]climbs out of the pit will be caught in the snare;
For the (A)windows [b]above are opened, and the (B)foundations of the earth shake.

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  1. Isaiah 24:18 Lit goes up from the midst of
  2. Isaiah 24:18 Lit from the height; i.e., heaven

18 Whoever flees(A) at the sound of terror
    will fall into a pit;(B)
whoever climbs out of the pit
    will be caught in a snare.(C)

The floodgates of the heavens(D) are opened,
    the foundations of the earth shake.(E)

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19 As when a man (A)flees from a lion
And a bear confronts him,
[a]Or he goes home, leans with his hand against the wall,
And a snake bites him.

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  1. Amos 5:19 Or Then

19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion
    only to meet a bear,(A)
as though he entered his house
    and rested his hand on the wall
    only to have a snake bite him.(B)

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