Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

General references

Bible References

Dreadful sound

Job 18:11
"He is petrified by terror that surrounds him on all sides; they chase at his heels.
Genesis 3:9
So the LORD God called out to the man, asking him, "Where are you?"
Leviticus 26:36
"As for the remnants among you, I'll bring despair in their hearts in the land of their enemies so that even the sound of a blown leaf will chase them and they flee as though pursued by the sword and fall when no one is pursuing.
2 Kings 7:6
The LORD had made the Aramean army hear the sounds of chariots, horses, and a large army, so they told one another, "Look! The king of Israel has hired the kings of the Hittites and the Egyptians to come attack us!"
Proverbs 1:26
I will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when what you fear comes,

In prosperity

Job 1:13
Some time later, when his children were celebrating in their oldest brother's house,
Job 20:5
The wicked triumph only briefly; the joy of the godless is momentary.
Leviticus 26:36
"As for the remnants among you, I'll bring despair in their hearts in the land of their enemies so that even the sound of a blown leaf will chase them and they flee as though pursued by the sword and fall when no one is pursuing.
1 Samuel 25:36
Abigail returned to Nabal, and he was there in his house holding a festival like the festival of a king. Nabal's heart was glad, and he was very drunk, so she didn't tell him anything at all until morning.
Psalm 73:18
You have certainly set them in slippery places; you will make them fall to their ruin.
Psalm 92:7
Though the wicked sprout like grass; and all who practice iniquity flourish, it is they who will be eternally destroyed.
Acts 12:21
Therefore, at a set time Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the royal seat, and made a speech to them.
1 Thessalonians 5:3
When people say, "There is peace and security," destruction will strike them as suddenly as labor pains come to a pregnant woman, and they will not be able to escape.

The destroyer

1 Corinthians 10:10
You must stop complaining, as some of them were doing, and were annihilated by the destroyer.
Revelation 9:11
They had the angel of the bottomless pit ruling over them as king. In Hebrew he is called Abaddon, and in Greek he is called Apollyon.

General references

Isaiah 48:22
"But there is no peace," says the LORD, "for the wicked."

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