21 The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place. 22 It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power. 23 It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.
Job 27:21–23
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Job 14:19–21
19 as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope. 20 You forever overpower him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away. 21 If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he i…
Job 18:17–19
17 The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land. 18 He is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited world. 19 He has no offspring or posterity among his people, no survivor where he once lived.
Job 15:29–31
29 He will no longer be rich; his wealth will not endure. His possessions will not overspread the land. 30 He will not escape from the darkness; the flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God’s mouth will carry him away. 31 Let him not deceive himself with trus…
Psalms 103:15–17
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Job 18:13–15
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Job 20:7–9
7 he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’ 8 He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night. 9 The eye that saw him will see him no more, and his place will no long…
Job 30:21–23
21 You have ruthlessly turned on me; You oppose me with Your strong hand. 22 You snatch me up into the wind and drive me before it; You toss me about in the storm. 23 Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.
Isaiah 41:2–4
2 Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness ? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow. 3 He pursues them, going on safely, hardly touching… 4 …
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