distress and anguish terrify him; they prevail against him, like a king ready for battle.
There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek,
I myself have commanded my consecrated ones, and have summoned my mighty men to execute my anger, my proudly exulting ones.
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.
Trouble and anguish have found me out, but your commandments are my delight.
The wicked man writhes in pain all his days, through all the years that are laid up for the ruthless.
Dreadful sounds are in his ears; in prosperity the destroyer will come upon him.
He wanders abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that a day of darkness is ready at his hand;
Because he has stretched out his hand against God and defies the Almighty,
And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord, You have burned this scroll, saying, “Why have you written in it that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and will cut off from it man and beast?”
He has kindled his wrath against me and counts me as his adversary.
His troops come on together; they have cast up their siege ramp against me and encamp around my tent.