'Shortened' in the Bible

"{His strong steps} are shortened, and his [own] schemes throw him down,

The fear of Yahweh adds life, but the years of the wicked are shortened.

Should [this] be said, O house of Jacob? Is the patience of Yahweh shortened? [Are] these his deeds? Are my words not pleasing to him who walks upright?

And unless those days had been shortened, {no human being would be saved}. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.

And if the Lord had not shortened the days, {no human being would be saved}. But for the sake of the elect, whom he chose, he has shortened the days.

But I say this, brothers: the time is shortened, that from now on even those who have wives should be as [if they] do not have [wives],