That evil person will have troubles,\par and he will cry to God for help.\par But God won’t listen to him!\par
Proverbs 1:27 - Easy To Read Version Great trouble will come to you like a bad storm. Problems will hit you like a strong wind. Your troubles and sadness will be a very great burden on you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When your fear cometh as desolation, And your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish cometh upon you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When your panic comes as a storm and desolation and your calamity comes on as a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. American Standard Version (1901) When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you. Common English Bible when terror hits you like a hurricane, and your disaster comes in like a tornado, when distress and oppression overcome you. Catholic Public Domain Version When sudden calamity rushes upon you, and your demise advances like a tempest, when tribulation and anguish overcome you, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When sudden calamity shall fall on you, and destruction, as a tempest, shall be at hand: when tribulation and distress shall come upon you: |
That evil person will have troubles,\par and he will cry to God for help.\par But God won’t listen to him!\par
May they be destroyed quickly like thorns\par that burn too fast to heat the pot.\par
\{And the people will be like those waves—\}\par God will speak harshly to the people,\par and they will run away.\par The people will be like chaff {\cf2\super [181]} \par being chased by the wind.\par The people will be like tumbleweeds {\cf2\super [182]} \par being chased by a storm.\par The wind blows and the weeds go far away.\par
Now the punishment from the Lord\par will come like a storm.\par The Lord’s anger will be like a tornado.\par It will come crashing down\par on the heads of those wicked people.\par
The Lord is patient.\par But he is also very powerful!\par And the Lord will punish guilty people.\par He will not let them go free.\par The Lord \{is coming to punish bad people\}.\par He will use whirlwinds and storms\par to show his power.\par \{A man walks\} on the dust \{on the ground\}.\par But the Lord walks on the clouds!\par
God will give trouble and suffering to every person that does evil—to the Jews first and also to the non-Jews.
People will say, “We have peace and we are safe.” At that time destruction will come to them quickly. Destruction will come like the pains of a woman who is having a baby. And those people will not escape.