Bible Cross References
That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?
Ezekiel 33:21
On the fifth day of the tenth month of the twelfth year of our exile, someone who had escaped from Jerusalem came and told me that the city had fallen.
Ezekiel 33:22
The evening before he came, I had felt the powerful presence of the LORD. When the man arrived the next morning, the LORD gave me back the power of speech.
1 Samuel 4:12-18
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A man from the tribe of Benjamin ran all the way from the battlefield to Shiloh and arrived there the same day. To show his grief, he had torn his clothes and put dirt on his head.
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Eli, who was very worried about the Covenant Box, was sitting in his seat beside the road, staring. The man spread the news throughout the town, and everyone cried out in fear.
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Eli heard the noise and asked, "What is all this noise about?" The man hurried to Eli to tell him the news.
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(Eli was now ninety-eight years old and almost completely blind.)
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The man said, "I have escaped from the battle and have run all the way here today." Eli asked him, "What happened, my son?"
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The messenger answered, "Israel ran away from the Philistines; it was a terrible defeat for us! Besides that, your sons Hophni and Phinehas were killed, and God's Covenant Box was captured!"
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When the man mentioned the Covenant Box, Eli fell backward from his seat beside the gate. He was so old and fat that the fall broke his neck, and he died. He had been a leader in Israel for forty years.
Job 1:15-19
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Suddenly the Sabeans attacked and stole them all. They killed every one of your servants except me. I am the only one who escaped to tell you."
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Before he had finished speaking, another servant came and said, "Lightning struck the sheep and the shepherds and killed them all. I am the only one who escaped to tell you."
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Before he had finished speaking, another servant came and said, "Three bands of Chaldean raiders attacked us, took away the camels, and killed all your servants except me. I am the only one who escaped to tell you."
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Before he had finished speaking, another servant came and said, "Your children were having a feast at the home of your oldest son,
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when a storm swept in from the desert. It blew the house down and killed them all. I am the only one who escaped to tell you."