3 when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive, 4 then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us, 5 then the raging waters would have swept us away.
Psalms 124:3–5
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Job 22:10–12
10 Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you; 11 it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you. 12 Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!
2 Samuel 22:4–6
4 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies. 5 For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. 6 The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
Odes of Solomon 39:2–4
2 And they carry headlong those who despise Him: and entangle their paths: (ODE) 3 And they sweep away their fords, and catch their bodies and destroy their lives. (ODE) 4 For they are more swift than lightning and more rapid, and those who cross them in faith are not moved; (ODE)
2 Baruch 56:14–16
14 in chains. But the rest of the multitude of the angels, of which there is (no) number, restrained (2BA) 15 themselves. And those who dwelt on the earth perished together (with them) through the waters (2BA) 16 of the deluge. These are the black first waters. (2BA)
2 Baruch 13:5–6
5 those prosperous cities say: 'Why hath the mighty God brought upon us this retribution?' Say thou, to them, thou and those like thee who shall have seen this evil: '(This is the evil) and retribution which is coming upon you and upon your people in its (desti… (2BA)
Psalms 83:14–16
14 As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze, 15 so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm. 16 Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.
1 Maccabees 10:4–6
4 For he said, “Let’s go beforehand to make peace with them, before he makes peace with Alexander against us; (WEB) 5 for he will remember all the evils that we have done against him, and to his kindred and to his nation.” (WEB) 6 So he gave him authority to gather together forc… (WEB)
Psalms 106:10–12
10 He saved them from the hand that hated them; He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. 11 The waters covered their foes; not one of them remained. 12 Then they believed His promises and sang His praise.
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