Proverbs 1:27

“When your feare commeth as desolation, and your destruction commeth as a whirlewinde; when distresse and anguish commeth vpon you:”

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When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
- King James Version

When your dread comes like a storm And your calamity comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you.
- American Standard Version (1901)

When your fear comes on you like a storm, and your trouble like a rushing wind; when pain and sorrow come on you.
- Basic English Bible

when your fear cometh as sudden destruction, and your calamity cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you:
- Darby Bible

When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
- Webster's Bible

when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come on you.
- World English Bible

When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress.
- Youngs Literal Bible

When your dread cometh as a storm, and your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; when trouble and distress come upon you.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

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