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ka-lam´i-ti (×יד, 'eÌ„dh, “a load†or “burden†under which one is crushed, hence, “misfortuneâ€; ×”×™Ö¼×”, hayyaÌ„h, הוּה, hawwaÌ„h, “fall,†“ruin,†the latter word used only in the plural; רע, ra‛, “evil in essence†hence, “adversity,†once only, , the Revised Version (British and American) “wickednessâ€): Purely an Old Testament term, signifying adversities - natural, but more often those that result from wickedness or moral evil. Various kinds: (1) folly, “a foolish son†(); (2) disease, poverty, bereavement, as in Job's experience (; ); (3) persecution (; ); (4) Divine retribution and judgment (); compare ruin of the wicked (, also 27 the Revised Version (British and American) for “destruction†the King James Version); (5) the devastation of war ( (6) adversities of any kind ().