²⁴ Distress and anguish^(A) fill him with terror;^(B)
    troubles overwhelm him, like a king^(C) poised to attack,

³ I have commanded those I prepared for battle;
    I have summoned my warriors^(A) to carry out my wrath^(B)—
    those who rejoice^(C) in my triumph.

³⁴ and poverty will come on you like a thief
    and scarcity like an armed man.^(A)

¹¹ and poverty^(A) will come on you like a thief
    and scarcity like an armed man.

²⁷ when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
    when disaster^(A) sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
    when distress and trouble overwhelm you.

² “If only my anguish could be weighed
    and all my misery be placed on the scales!^(A)
3 It would surely outweigh the sand^(B) of the seas—
    no wonder my words have been impetuous.^(C)
4 The arrows^(D) of the Almighty^(E) are in me,^(F)
    my spirit drinks^(G) in their poison;^(H)
    God’s terrors^(I) are marshaled against me.^(J)