Leviticus 26:36
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36 And as for those of you who survive, I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; the sound of a driven leaf shall put them to flight, and they shall flee as one flees from the sword, and they shall fall though no one pursues.(A)
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Ezekiel 21:7
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7 And when they say to you, “Why do you moan?” you shall say, “Because of the news that has come. Every heart will melt, and all hands will be feeble, every spirit will faint, and all knees will turn to water. See, it comes and it will be fulfilled,” says the Lord God.
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Isaiah 30:17
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17 A thousand shall flee at the threat of one;
at the threat of five you shall flee
until you are left
like a flagstaff on the top of a mountain,
like a signal on a hill.(A)
Leviticus 26:17
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17 I will set my face against you, and you shall be struck down by your enemies; your foes shall rule over you, and you shall flee though no one pursues you.(A)
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Ezekiel 21:15
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15 therefore hearts melt,
and many stumble.
At all their gates I have set
the point[a] of the sword.
Ah! It is made for flashing;
it is drawn for slaughter.
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- 21.15 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Ezekiel 21:12
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12 Cry and wail, O mortal,
for it is against my people;
it is against all Israel’s princes;
they are thrown to the sword,
together with my people.
Ah! Strike the thigh!(A)
Isaiah 7:4
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4 and say to him: Take heed, be quiet, do not fear, and do not let your heart be faint because of these two smoldering stumps of firebrands, because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and the son of Remaliah.(A)
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Isaiah 7:2
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2 When the house of David heard that Aram had allied itself with Ephraim, the heart of Ahaz[a] and the heart of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake before the wind.(A)
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- 7.2 Heb his heart
Proverbs 28:1
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28 The wicked flee when no one pursues,
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.(A)
Job 15:21-22
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21 Terrifying sounds are in their ears;
in prosperity the destroyer will come upon them.(A)
22 They despair of returning from darkness,
and they are destined for the sword.(B)
2 Chronicles 14:14
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14 They defeated all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the Lord was on them. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.(A)
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2 Kings 7:6-7
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6 For the Lord had caused the Aramean army to hear the sound of chariots and of horses, the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, “The king of Israel has hired the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to fight against us.”(A) 7 So they fled away in the twilight and abandoned their tents, their horses, and their donkeys, leaving the camp just as it was, and fled for their lives.(B)
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1 Samuel 17:24
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24 All the Israelites, when they saw the man, fled from him and were very much afraid.
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Joshua 5:1
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5 [a]When all the kings of the Amorites beyond the Jordan to the west and all the kings of the Canaanites by the sea heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan for the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted, and there was no longer any spirit in them because of the Israelites.(A)
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Joshua 2:9-11
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9 and said to the men, “I know that the Lord has given you the land and that dread of you has fallen on us and that all the inhabitants of the land melt in fear before you.(A) 10 For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea[a] before you when you came out of Egypt and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed.(B) 11 As soon as we heard it, our hearts melted, and there was no courage left in any of us because of you. The Lord your God is indeed God in heaven above and on earth below.(C)
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- 2.10 Or Sea of Reeds
Deuteronomy 28:65-67
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65 Among those nations you shall find no ease, no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the Lord will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a languishing spirit.(A) 66 Your life shall hang in doubt before you; night and day you shall be in dread, with no assurance of your life. 67 In the morning you shall say, ‘If only it were evening!’ and at evening you shall say, ‘If only it were morning!’—because of the dread that your heart shall feel and the sights that your eyes shall see.(B)
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Deuteronomy 1:44
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44 The Amorites who lived in that hill country then came out against you and chased you as bees do. They beat you down in Seir as far as Hormah.(A)
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Leviticus 26:7-8
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7 You shall give chase to your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. 8 Five of you shall give chase to a hundred, and a hundred of you shall give chase to ten thousand; your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.(A)
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Genesis 35:5
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5 As they journeyed, a terror from God fell upon the cities all around them, so that no one pursued them.(A)
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