Fear, the pit, and the snare are on you who inhabit the earth.
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Isaiah · Isaiah 24
Isaiah 24:17
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The verses immediately either side, within Isaiah 24.
Before
16From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs. Glory to the righteous! But I said, “I pine away! I pine away! woe is me!” The treacherous have dealt treacherously. Yes, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.
Isaiah 24:17
Fear, the pit, and the snare are on you who inhabit the earth.
After
18It will happen that he who flees from the noise of the fear will fall into the pit; and he who comes up out of the middle of the pit will be taken in the snare; for the windows on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble.
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