¹¹ Terrors^(A) startle him on every side^(B)
    and dog^(C) his every step.
¹² Calamity^(D) is hungry^(E) for him;
    disaster^(F) is ready for him when he falls.^(G)
13 It eats away parts of his skin;^(H)
    death’s firstborn devours his limbs.^(I)
14 He is torn from the security of his tent^(J)
    and marched off to the king^(K) of terrors.^(L)
15 Fire resides^[a] in his tent;^(M)
    burning sulfur^(N) is scattered over his dwelling.
¹⁶ His roots dry up below^(O)
    and his branches wither above.^(P)
17 The memory of him perishes from the earth;^(Q)
    he has no name^(R) in the land.^(S)
18 He is driven from light into the realm of darkness^(T)
    and is banished^(U) from the world.^(V)
19 He has no offspring^(W) or descendants^(X) among his people,
    no survivor^(Y) where once he lived.^(Z)
20 People of the west are appalled^(AA) at his fate;^(AB)
    those of the east are seized with horror.
²¹ Surely such is the dwelling^(AC) of an evil man;^(AD)
    such is the place^(AE) of one who does not know God.”^(AF)

²⁵ Do not go out to the fields
    or walk on the roads,
for the enemy has a sword,
    and there is terror on every side.^(A)

⁵ What do I see?
    They are terrified,
they are retreating,
    their warriors are defeated.
They flee^(A) in haste
    without looking back,
    and there is terror^(B) on every side,”
declares the Lord.