Isaiah 2:21

They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.

Berean Standard Bible

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 men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold— the idols they made to worship.

22Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?

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Cross References

Exodus 33:22and when My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by.

Job 30:6so that they lived on the slopes of the wadis, among the rocks and in holes in the ground.

Isaiah 2:10Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.

Isaiah 7:19And they will all come and settle in the steep ravines and clefts of the rocks, in all the thornbushes and watering holes.

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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