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22 Once they have everything,
distress and despair
    will strike them down,
23 and God will make them swallow
    his blazing anger.[a]

24 (A) While running from iron spears,
they will be killed
    by arrows of bronze,

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Footnotes

  1. 20.23 anger: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 23.

22 In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him;(A)
    the full force of misery will come upon him.(B)
23 When he has filled his belly,(C)
    God will vent his burning anger(D) against him
    and rain down his blows on him.(E)
24 Though he flees(F) from an iron weapon,
    a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.(G)

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