There will be nothing to do except crouch among the prisoners or fall among the slain. In all this, his anger has not turned away, and his hand is still raised to strike.
Leviticus 26:37 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised They will stumble over one another as if fleeing from a sword though no one is pursuing them. You will not be able to stand against your enemies. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They shall stumble over one another as if to escape a sword when no one pursues them; and you shall have no power to stand before your enemies. American Standard Version (1901) And they shall stumble one upon another, as it were before the sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies. Common English Bible They will stumble over each other as they would before a sword, even though no one is chasing them! You will have no power to stand before your enemies. Catholic Public Domain Version And they will each fall upon their brothers, as if they were fleeing from wars; no one among you will dare to resist your foes. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they shall every one fall upon their brethren as fleeing from wars: none of you shall dare to resist your enemies. |
There will be nothing to do except crouch among the prisoners or fall among the slain. In all this, his anger has not turned away, and his hand is still raised to strike.
Indeed, if you were to strike down the entire Chaldean army that is fighting with you, and there remained among them only the badly wounded men, each in his tent, they would get up and burn this city.” ’
He continues to stumble. Indeed, each falls over the other. They say, ‘Get up! Let’s return to our people and to our native land, away from the oppressor’s sword.’
Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I am going to place stumbling blocks before these people; fathers and sons together will stumble over them; friends and neighbours will also perish.
I will turn against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee even though no one is pursuing you.
Charging horseman, flashing sword, shining spear; heaps of slain, mounds of corpses, dead bodies without end – they stumble over their dead.
Don’t go, because the Lord is not among you and you will be defeated by your enemies.
The Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and he handed them over to marauders who raided them. He sold them to the enemies around them, and they could no longer resist their enemies.
When Gideon’s men blew their three hundred rams’ horns, the Lord caused the men in the whole army to turn on each other with their swords. They fled to Acacia House in the direction of Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath.
The Philistines lined up in battle formation against Israel, and as the battle intensified, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.