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panic and pitfall have come upon us, ruin and destruction
The abstract nouns "panic," "pitfall," "ruin" and "destruction" can be expressed with verbs. Alternate translation: "we are panicking. We are trapped, and we are being ruined and destroyed" or "we are terrified and trapped. We are being completely destroyed" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns)
pitfall
This refers to falling into a pit. Here it represents being trapped in any way.
have come upon us
"have happened to us"
ruin and destruction
These two words share similar meanings and refer to the destruction of Jerusalem. Alternate translation: "total destruction" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet)