Isaiah 24:18
And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the call of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be caught in the snare; for the windows from on high are opened, and there quaked the foundations of the earth.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
17Fear, and the pit, and the snare are upon thee, O inhabitant of the land.
19Crushed entirely is the earth, split in pieces is the earth, shaken to its centre is the earth.
Cross References
Genesis 19:24And the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire, from the Lord, out of heaven;
Joshua 10:10And the Lord brought them in confusion before Israel, and they smote them with a great slaughter at Gib'on, and pursued them by the way of the ascent to Beth-choron, and smote them up to 'Azekah, and up to Makkedah.
2 Kings 7:2Then answered the lord of the king, on whose hand he used to lean, the man of God, and said, Behold, will the Lord make windows in the heavens, that this thing shall be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thy eyes, but thereof shalt thou not eat.
Job 20:24If he flee from the iron weapon, the brazen bow will strike him through.
Psalms 18:8(18:9) Smoke went up in his anger and consuming fire out of his mouth: coals flamed forth from him.
Psalms 46:2(46:3) Therefore will we not fear, even when the earth is transformed, and when mountains are moved into the heart of the seas;
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 24:17-23
Encouraging Prospects; Degeneracy Predicted. ( b. c. 718.) 16 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously. 17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth. 18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of… Read the whole commentary →