By chance, however, a Syrian soldier shot an arrow which struck King Ahab between the joints of his armor. "I'm wounded!" he cried out to his chariot driver. "Turn around and pull out of the battle!"

Let them eat all they want! God will punish them in fury and anger.

Arrows stick through their bodies; the shiny points drip with their blood, and terror grips their hearts.

"Listen to this, you that ignore me, or I will destroy you, and there will be no one to save you.

Human wisdom, brilliance, insight---they are of no help if the LORD is against you.

A sinner may commit a hundred crimes and still live. Oh yes, I know what they say: "If you obey God, everything will be all right,

but it will not go well for the wicked. Their life is like a shadow and they will die young, because they do not obey God."

When people say, "Everything is quiet and safe," then suddenly destruction will hit them! It will come as suddenly as the pains that come upon a woman in labor, and people will not escape.