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21 Voices of terror will scream in their ears,
    and robbers attack when they think they are safe.
22 They have no hope of escaping from darkness,
    for somewhere a sword is waiting to kill them,
23     and vultures[a] are waiting[b] to eat their corpses.
They know their future is dark;

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Footnotes

  1. Job 15:23 One ancient translation vultures; Hebrew where is he?
  2. Job 15:23 One ancient translation are waiting; Hebrew he wanders.

21 Terrifying sounds fill his ears;(A)
    when all seems well, marauders attack him.(B)
22 He despairs of escaping the realm of darkness;(C)
    he is marked for the sword.(D)
23 He wanders about(E) for food like a vulture;(F)
    he knows the day of darkness(G) is at hand.(H)

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