Lexicon :: Strong's H7701 - šōḏ

“You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,

And you will not be afraid of destruction when it comes.

“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,

Now I will arise,” says the LORD; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”

The violence of the wicked will [return to them and] drag them away [like fish caught in a net],

Because they refuse to act with justice.

For their minds plot violence,

And their lips talk of trouble [for the innocent].

Wail, for the day of the LORD is at hand!

It will come as [fn]destruction from the [fn]Almighty (All Sufficient One—Invincible God)!

“Let our outcasts of Moab live among you;

Be a [sheltered] hiding place to them from the destroyer.”

For the extortioner has come to an end, destruction has ceased,

Oppressors [who trample men] have completely disappeared from the land,

Therefore I say, “Look away from me;

Let me weep bitterly.

Do not try to comfort me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”

These two tragedies have befallen you;

Who will show sympathy for you and mourn with you?

The desolation and destruction [on the land and city], famine and sword [on the inhabitants];

How shall I comfort you?

Their feet run to evil,

And they rush to shed innocent blood.

Their thoughts are thoughts of wickedness [of sin, of injustice, of wrongdoing];

Devastation and destruction are in their highways.

“Violence will not be heard again in your land,

Nor devastation or destruction within your borders;

But you will call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise [to God].

“As a fountain springs up and pours out its fresh waters,

So she [continually] pours out her fresh wickedness.

Violence and destruction are heard inside her [walls];

Sickness and wounds are always before Me.

For whenever I speak, I must shout out;

I shout violence and destruction,

Because the word of the LORD has become to me

A reprimand and a mockery and has brought me insult all day long.

“The sound of an outcry from Horonaim,

‘Desolation and great destruction!’

‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “Enough, O princes of Israel! Put away violence and destruction, and practice justice and righteousness. Stop your [fn]forceful seizure of property from My people,” says the Lord GOD.

Woe (judgment is coming) to them, for they have wandered away from Me!

Devastation is theirs, because they have rebelled and trespassed against Me!

I would redeem them, but they speak lies against Me.

For behold, they will go away because of devastation and destruction;

Egypt will gather them up, Memphis will bury them.

Weeds will take over their treasures of silver;

Thorns will grow in their tents.

Therefore an uproar will arise among your people,

And all your fortresses will be destroyed,

As Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel on the day of battle,

When mothers were dashed in pieces with their children.

Ephraim feeds on the [emptiness of the] wind

And [continually] pursues the [parching] east wind [which brings destruction];

Every day he multiplies lies and violence.

Further, he makes a covenant with Assyria

And (olive) oil is carried to Egypt [to seek alliances].

Alas for the day!

For the [judgment] day of the LORD is at hand,

And it will come [upon the nation] as a destruction from the [fn]Almighty.

It is He who causes [sudden] destruction to flash forth on the strong

So that destruction comes on the fortress.

Why do You make me see iniquity,

And cause me to look on wickedness?

For destruction and violence are before me;

Strife continues and contention arises.

“For the violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you;

The destruction of the animals will terrify you

On account of human bloodshed and the violence done to the land,

To the city and all its inhabitants.