Job 30:26, Isa 5:30, Jer 8:15, 14:19, Amo 5:18-20, Mic 1:12, 1Th 5:3 | ESV | STEP | But when I hoped for good , evil came , and when I waited for light , darkness came .

l[See ver. 18 above]

n Luke 21:34; [Ps. 35:8; Luke 17:26-30; 2 Thess. 1:9]

Job 30:26

26 But ^awhen I hoped for good, evil came,
and when I waited for light, ^bdarkness came.

Isaiah 5:30

30 They will growl over it on that day,
like the growling of the sea.
And if one looks to the land,
behold, ^cdarkness and distress;
and the light is darkened by its clouds.

Jeremiah 8:15

15 ^dWe looked for peace, but no good came;
for a time of healing, but behold, terror.

Jeremiah 14:19

19 ^eHave you utterly rejected Judah?
Does your soul loathe Zion?
Why have you struck us down
^fso that there is no healing for us?
^gWe looked for peace, but no good came;
^hfor a time of healing, but behold, terror.

Amos 5:18-20

Let Justice Roll Down

18 Woe to you who desire ⁱthe day of the Lord!
Why would you have the day of the Lord?
^jIt is darkness, and not light,
19 ^kas if a man fled from a lion,
and a bear met him,
or went into the house and leaned his hand against the wall,
and a serpent bit him.
20 ^lIs not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light,
and gloom with no brightness in it?

Micah 1:12

12 For the inhabitants of Maroth
wait anxiously for good,
because disaster has come down ^mfrom the Lord
to the gate of Jerusalem.

1 Thessalonians 5:3

3 While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then ⁿsudden destruction will come upon them ^oas labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.