17 And it shall come about that the (A)one who escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu (B)shall put to death, and the one who escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha shall put to death.

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17 Jehu will put to death any who escape the sword of Hazael,(A) and Elisha will put to death any who escape the sword of Jehu.(B)

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18 Then it will be that the one who flees the sound of terror will fall into the pit,
And the one who [a]climbs out of the pit will be caught in the snare;
For the (A)windows [b]above are opened, and the (B)foundations of the earth shake.

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  1. Isaiah 24:18 Lit goes up from the midst of
  2. Isaiah 24:18 Lit from the height; i.e., heaven

18 Whoever flees(A) at the sound of terror
    will fall into a pit;(B)
whoever climbs out of the pit
    will be caught in a snare.(C)

The floodgates of the heavens(D) are opened,
    the foundations of the earth shake.(E)

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19 As when a man (A)flees from a lion
And a bear confronts him,
[a]Or he goes home, leans with his hand against the wall,
And a snake bites him.

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  1. Amos 5:19 Or Then

19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion
    only to meet a bear,(A)
as though he entered his house
    and rested his hand on the wall
    only to have a snake bite him.(B)

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