In Judges 20:29, the ambush is set; here the plan unfolds as the enemy unknowingly walks into it.

Joshua 8:14 has nearly identical wording: the king of Ai did not know about the ambush behind the city.

Isaiah 47:11 uses the same language of sudden, unforeseen evil — 'thou shalt not know' — mirroring Israel's unawareness of impending disaster.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 describes 'sudden destruction' when people say 'peace and safety,' directly echoing the unexpected evil here.

Matthew 24:39 compares the flood's sudden arrival to the coming of the Son of Man, both catching people unaware like the evil here.

Matthew 24:44 warns of the Son of Man coming at an unexpected hour, paralleling the suddenness of evil here.

Luke 21:34 cautions against being weighed down so that 'that day come upon you unawares,' similar to the unawareness in this verse.