Leviticus 26:36

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Summary

And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.

I will send

And the

Isaiah 30:17

General references

Ezekiel 12:18

Bible References

I will send

As they journeyed, there was

a great terror upon the cities which were around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

Among those nations you shall find no rest, and there will be no resting place for the sole of your foot; but there the Lord will give you a trembling heart, failing of eyes, and despair of soul.

and said to the men, “I know that the Lord has given you the land, and that the terror of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land have melted away before you.

Now it came about when all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea, heard how the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the sons of Israel until they had crossed, that their hearts melted, and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the sons of Israel.

When all the men of Israel saw the man, they fled from him and were greatly afraid.

For the Lord had caused the army of the Arameans to hear a sound of chariots and a sound of horses, even the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, “Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.”

They destroyed all the cities around Gerar, for the dread of the Lord had fallen on them; and they despoiled all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.

“Sounds of terror are in his ears;

While at peace the destroyer comes upon him.

When it was reported to the house of David, saying, “The Arameans

have camped in Ephraim,” his heart and the hearts of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake with the wind.

And when they say to you, ‘Why do you groan?’ you shall say, ‘Because of the news that is coming; and every heart will melt, all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint and all knees will be weak as water. Behold, it comes and it will happen,’ declares the Lord God.”

And the

But you will chase your enemies and they will fall before you by the sword;

The Amorites who lived in that hill country came out against you and chased you as bees do, and crushed you from Seir to Hormah.

“Sounds of terror are in his ears;

While at peace the destroyer comes upon him.

The wicked flee when no one is pursuing,
But the righteous are bold as a lion.

One thousand will flee at the threat of one man;

You will flee at the threat of five,
Until you are left as a flag on a mountain top
And as a signal on a hill.

General references

“Son of man, eat your bread with trembling and drink your water with quivering and anxiety.