And I and all the people with me shall approach the city; and it shall come about, when they come out against us as at the first, that we shall flee before them.

So all the people of Ai were assembled to pursue them. And they pursued Joshua and were drawn away from the city.

And ten thousand choice men from all Israel came against Gibeah, and the battle was heavy. But the Benjamites did not know that evil was upon them.

So the sons of Benjamin saw that they were struck down. And the men of Israel had given ground to the Benjamites, because they had trusted on the men in ambush whom they had set against Gibeah.

For man also does not know his time; as the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.

Surely the rulers of Zoan are fools; the counsel of the wise counselors of Pharaoh has become stupid. How do you say to Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

The rulers of Zoan have become fools, the rulers of Noph are deceived; they have also misled Egypt, the chief of her tribes.

While the word was still in the king's mouth a voice fell from the heavens, saying, O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is declared: The kingdom has been taken away from you!

and did not realize until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not expecting him and in an hour he does not know,

But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you.

For when they say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall by no means escape.

By covetousness they will exploit you with well-turned words; whose judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction does not slumber.