Isaiah 2:21
Then they will crawl into caves and hide in the crags in the cliffs. They will do that to escape from the dreadful punishments that Yahweh will cause them to endure, from what he will do because he is glorious and awesome, when he comes to shake/terrify the people on the earth.
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Cross References
Exodus 33:22When my glorious presence comes past you, I will put you in a large crevice/opening in the rock, and I will cover your face with my hand until I have passed by.
Job 30:6They were forced to live in caves in the hills, in holes in the ground, and in the sides of cliffs.
Isaiah 2:10All you people should crawl into the caves in the rock cliffs! You should hide in pits/holes in the ground because of being afraid of Yahweh and of his glorious and awesome power.
Isaiah 7:19They will all come and settle/live everywhere—in the narrow valleys and caves in the rock cliffs, on land where there are thornbushes as well as on the fertile land.
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 →