Isaiah 24:18

And it shall come to pass, 1 that he who fleeth from the noise of the pachad 1 shall fall into the pachat; 1 and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pachat 1 shall be caught in the pach; 1 for the arubot (windows [see Gn 7:11]) from on high are opened, 1 and the Mosedei Eretz (foundations of the Earth) do shake. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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 the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.

In Context

17Pachad (fear), and the pachat (pit), and the pach (pitfall, snare), 1 are upon thee, O inhabitant of Ha'Aretz. 1

19Ha'aretz is violently broken down, 1 Ha'Aretz is completely split open, 1 Eretz is shaken exceedingly. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 19:24Then Hashem rained upon Sodom and upon Amora gofrit and eish from Hashem out of Shomayim;

Joshua 10:10And Hashem threw them into confusion before Yisroel, and struck them with a makkah gedolah at Giv'on, and pursued them along the derech that goeth up to Beit-Choron, and cut them down to Azekah, and to Makkedah.

2 Kings 7:2Then an officer on whose arm HaMelech leaned answered the Ish HaElohim, and said, Hinei, even if Hashem would make windows in Shomayim, could this thing happen? And he said, Thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

Job 20:24He shall flee from the weapon of barzel (iron), 1 and the keshet of bronze shall strike him through. 1

Psalms 18:8Ha'aretz shook and trembled; 1 the foundations also of the mountains quaked 1 and were shaken, because He was angry. 1

Psalms 46:2Elohim is our refuge and strength, 1 a very present help in tzoros. 1

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 →

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