Isaiah 2:21

To go into the clefts of the rocks, 1 and into the tops of the crags 1 before pachad (terror) of Hashem, 1 and for the hadar of His majesty, 1 when He ariseth to shake ha'aretz. 1

Orthodox Jewish 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 Yom Hahu a man shall cast 1 his elilei kesef, and his elilei zahav, 1 which they made each one for himself to worship, 1 to the moles and to the bats; 1

22Cease ye from HaAdam, whose neshamah is in his nostrils: 1 for of what account is he?

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Cross References

Exodus 33:22And it shall come to pass, while My kavod passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the tzur, and will cover thee with My yad until I pass by;

Job 30:6To dwell in the clefts of the wadis, 1 in holes of aphar, and in the rocks. 1

Isaiah 2:10Enter into the Tzur, 1 and hide thee in the aphar, 1 for pachad Hashem, 1 and for the hadar of His majesty. 1

Isaiah 7:19And they shall come, and shall settle all of them on the steep ravines, and in the crevices of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all water 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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