Joshua 8:20

When the men of Ai turned around, they saw the smoke from the city ascending into the sky and were so shocked they were unable to flee in any direction. In the meantime the men who were retreating to the desert turned against their pursuers.

Genesis 19:28

He looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of that region. As he did so, he saw the smoke rising up from the land like smoke from a furnace.

Job 11:20

But the eyes of the wicked fail, and escape eludes them; their one hope is to breathe their last."

Psalm 48:5-6

As soon as they see, they are shocked; they are terrified, they quickly retreat.

Psalm 76:5

The bravehearted were plundered; they "fell asleep." All the warriors were helpless.

Isaiah 34:10

Night and day it will burn; its smoke will ascend continually. Generation after generation it will be a wasteland and no one will ever pass through it again.

Amos 2:14-16

Fast runners will find no place to hide; strong men will have no strength left; warriors will not be able to save their lives.

Revelation 6:15-17

Then the kings of the earth, the very important people, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

Revelation 18:9

Then the kings of the earth who committed immoral acts with her and lived in sensual luxury with her will weep and wail for her when they see the smoke from the fire that burns her up.

Revelation 19:3

Then a second time the crowd shouted, "Hallelujah!" The smoke rises from her forever and ever.

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Summary

And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.

Bible References

The smoke

Genesis 19:28
He looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of that region. As he did so, he saw the smoke rising up from the land like smoke from a furnace.
Isaiah 34:10
Night and day it will burn; its smoke will ascend continually. Generation after generation it will be a wasteland and no one will ever pass through it again.
Revelation 18:9
Then the kings of the earth who committed immoral acts with her and lived in sensual luxury with her will weep and wail for her when they see the smoke from the fire that burns her up.
Revelation 19:3
Then a second time the crowd shouted, "Hallelujah!" The smoke rises from her forever and ever.

And they had

Job 11:20
But the eyes of the wicked fail, and escape eludes them; their one hope is to breathe their last."
Psalm 48:5
As soon as they see, they are shocked; they are terrified, they quickly retreat.
Psalm 76:5
The bravehearted were plundered; they "fell asleep." All the warriors were helpless.
Amos 2:14
Fast runners will find no place to hide; strong men will have no strength left; warriors will not be able to save their lives.
Revelation 6:15
Then the kings of the earth, the very important people, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

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