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27 When your fear cometh as [a]a storm,
And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind;
When distress and anguish come upon you.
28 Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer;
They will seek me [b]diligently, but they shall not find me:
29 For that they hated knowledge,
And did not choose the fear of Jehovah,

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 1:27 Or, desolation
  2. Proverbs 1:28 Or, early

27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
    when disaster(A) sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
    when distress and trouble overwhelm you.

28 “Then they will call to me but I will not answer;(B)
    they will look for me but will not find me,(C)
29 since they hated knowledge
    and did not choose to fear the Lord.(D)

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