In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand. {the mighty...: Heb. they shall take away the mighty}

Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth {them} in the night, so that they are destroyed. {destroyed: Heb. crushed}

And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that {was} in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle. {dungeon: Heb. house of the pit}

And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they {were} all dead corpses.

In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.

So that my soul chooseth strangling, {and} death rather than my life. {life: Heb. bones}

Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

But God said unto him, {Thou} fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? {thy...: Gr. do they require thy soul}

If I wait, the grave {is} mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.

O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter {in} soul;

That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.

If the clouds be full of rain, they empty {themselves} upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand. {the mighty...: Heb. they shall take away the mighty}

Look on every one {that is} proud, {and} bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.