Isaiah 2:21

,21And he shall go into the clefts of rocks, and into the holes of stones from the face of the fear of the Lord, and from the glory of his majesty, when he shall rise up to strike the earth.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

In Context

20In that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which he had made for himself to adore, moles and bats.

22Cease ye therefore from the man, whose breath is in his nostrils, for he is reputed high.

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Cross References

Exodus 33:22And when my glory shall pass, I will set thee in a hole of the rock, and protect thee with my right hand, till I pass:

Job 30:6They dwelt in the desert places of torrents, and in caves of earth, or upon the gravel.

Isaiah 2:10Enter thou into the rock, and hide thee in the pit from the face of the fear of the Lord, and from the glory of his majesty.

Isaiah 7:19And they shall come, and shall all of them rest in the torrents of the valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all places set with shrubs, and in all hollow places.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 2:11-22

The Doom of Idolaters. ( b. c. 758.) 10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord , and for the glory of his majesty. 11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. 12 For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: 13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all… Read the whole commentary →

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