Job 30:26, Jer 8:15, Lam 4:17, 1Th 5:3 | ESV | STEP | But when I hoped for good , evil came , and when I waited for light , darkness came .

Job 30:26

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

Jeremiah 8:15

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

Lamentations 4:17

17 ^dOur eyes failed, ever watching
^evainly for help;
in our watching we watched
for ^fa nation which could not save.

1 Thessalonians 5:3

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