KJV ORIGINAL
When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
When terror strikes you like a devastating storm, and disaster sweeps over you like a tornado; when trouble and deep worry overwhelm you.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes the overwhelming fear and disaster that can suddenly strike when we ignore wisdom and God's guidance.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Wisdom's warning speech in Proverbs 1, where personified Wisdom calls out to people who have been rejecting her guidance. Solomon wrote this as part of his collection of wise sayings, drawing on the common ancient Near Eastern understanding that ignoring divine wisdom leads to inevitable consequences.
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