"Terrorsovertakehim like a flood;A tempeststealshim awayin the night.
Then it happenedthat nightthat the angelof the LORDwentout and struck185000in the campof the Assyrians;and when men roseearlyin the morning,behold,allof them were dead.
"Soundsof terrorare in his ears;While at peacethe destroyercomesupon him.
"Allaroundterrorsfrightenhim, And harryhim at every step.
"When he fillshis belly,[God] will sendHis fierceangeron him And will rain[it] on him while he is eating.
"He fliesawaylike a dream,and they cannotfindhim; Even like a visionof the nighthe is chasedaway.
"Are they as strawbeforethe wind,And like chaffwhich the stormcarriesaway?
Whowere snatchedawaybefore their time,Whose foundationswere washedawayby a river?
"They are insignificanton the surfaceof the water;Their portionis cursedon the earth.They do not turntowardthe vineyards.
"In a momentthey die,and at midnightPeopleare shakenand passaway,And the mightyare takenawaywithouta hand.
The cordsof deathencompassedme, And the torrentsof ungodlinessterrifiedme.
Deepcallsto deepat the soundof Your waterfalls;AllYour breakersand Your waveshave rolledoverme.
Filltheir faceswith dishonor,That they may seekYour name,O LORD.
You have sweptthem awaylikea flood,they fallasleep;In the morningthey are like grasswhich sproutsanew.
Now it cameabout at midnightthat the LORDstruckallthe firstbornin the landof Egypt,from the firstbornof Pharaohwho saton his throneto the firstbornof the captivewhowas in the dungeon,and allthe firstbornof cattle.
That same nightBelshazzarthe Chaldeankingwas slain.
"For You had castme into the deep,Into the heartof the seas,And the currentengulfedme. AllYour breakersand billowspassedoverme.
