Terror and pit and snare are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth, establishing that those who survive judgment remain threatened by various forms of destruction and danger. The triplet—terror, pit, snare—suggests multiple forms of threat, perhaps both literal (physical dangers) and metaphorical (psychological and spiritual dangers). The address to the inhabitant of the earth suggests that these threats are universal, affecting all survivors. Yet the verse's position in the oracle suggests that these threats serve the purposes of judgment and salvation, that they are not incidental but contribute to the deeper transformation God is effecting.

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