We have escaped like a bird
    from (A)the snare of the fowlers;
the snare is broken,
    and we have escaped!

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We have escaped like a bird
    from the fowler’s snare;(A)
the snare has been broken,(B)
    and we have escaped.

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For he will deliver you from (A)the snare of the fowler
    and from the deadly pestilence.

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Surely he will save you
    from the fowler’s snare(A)
    and from the deadly pestilence.(B)

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save yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,[a]
    (A)like a bird from the hand of the fowler.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:5 Hebrew lacks of the hunter

Free yourself, like a gazelle(A) from the hand of the hunter,(B)
    like a bird from the snare of the fowler.(C)

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26 and they may come to their senses and escape from (A)the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.

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26 and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil,(A) who has taken them captive to do his will.

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29 If men rise up to pursue you and to seek your life, the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living in the care of the Lord your God. And the lives of your enemies (A)he shall sling out as from the hollow of a sling.

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29 Even though someone is pursuing you to take your life,(A) the life of my lord will be bound securely in the bundle of the living by the Lord your God, but the lives of your enemies he will hurl(B) away as from the pocket of a sling.(C)

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26 Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. And David was hurrying to get away from Saul. As Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them, 27 a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made a raid against the land.”

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26 Saul(A) was going along one side of the mountain, and David and his men were on the other side, hurrying to get away from Saul. As Saul and his forces were closing in on David and his men to capture them, 27 a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly! The Philistines are raiding the land.”

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15 My (A)eyes are ever toward the Lord,
    for he will (B)pluck my feet out of the net.

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15 My eyes are ever on the Lord,(A)
    for only he will release my feet from the snare.(B)

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21 After they had gone, the men came up out of the well, and went and told King David. They said to David, (A)“Arise, and go quickly over the water, for thus and so has Ahithophel counseled against you.” 22 Then David arose, and all the people who were with him, and they crossed the Jordan. By daybreak not one was left who had not crossed the Jordan.

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21 After they had gone, the two climbed out of the well and went to inform King David. They said to him, “Set out and cross the river at once; Ahithophel has advised such and such against you.” 22 So David and all the people with him set out and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, no one was left who had not crossed the Jordan.

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22 (A)May a cry be heard from their houses,
    when you bring the plunderer suddenly upon them!
For (B)they have dug a pit to take me
    (C)and laid snares for my feet.

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22 Let a cry(A) be heard from their houses
    when you suddenly bring invaders against them,
for they have dug a pit(B) to capture me
    and have hidden snares(C) for my feet.

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26 For wicked men are found among my people;
    (A)they lurk like fowlers lying in wait.[a]
(B)They set a trap;
    they catch men.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 5:26 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain

26 “Among my people are the wicked(A)
    who lie in wait(B) like men who snare birds
    and like those who set traps(C) to catch people.

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I will come upon him while he is (A)weary and discouraged and throw him into a panic, and all the people who are with him will flee. (B)I will strike down only the king,

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I would attack him while he is weary and weak.(A) I would strike him with terror, and then all the people with him will flee. I would strike down only the king(B)

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14 After whom has the king of Israel come out? After whom do you pursue? (A)After a dead dog! (B)After a flea! 15 (C)May the Lord therefore be judge and give sentence between me and you, and see to it and (D)plead my cause and deliver me from your hand.”

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14 “Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Who are you pursuing? A dead dog?(A) A flea?(B) 15 May the Lord be our judge(C) and decide(D) between us. May he consider my cause and uphold(E) it; may he vindicate(F) me by delivering(G) me from your hand.”

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