It is drawn forth and comes out of his body; the glittering point comes out of his gallbladder; terrors come upon him.
Terrors frighten him on every side, and chase him at his heels.
his archers surround me. He slashes open my kidneys and does not spare; he pours out my gall on the ground.
if I sharpen my flashing sword and my hand takes hold on judgment, I will take vengeance on my adversaries and will repay those who hate me.
Dreadful sounds are in his ears; in prosperity the destroyer will come upon him.
Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience.
The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord does not call your name Pashhur, but Terror on Every Side. For thus says the Lord: Behold, I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends. They shall fall by the sword of their enemies while you look on. And I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon. He shall carry them captive to Babylon, and shall strike them down with the sword.
Afflicted and close to death from my youth up, I suffer your terrors; I am helpless.
How they are destroyed in a moment, swept away utterly by terrors!
If a man does not repent, God will whet his sword; he has bent and readied his bow;
Terrors overtake him like a flood; in the night a whirlwind carries him off.
For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
Joab said, “I will not waste time like this with you.” And he took three javelins in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak.
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