Isaiah 24:18
It will happen that he who flees from the noise of the fear will fall into the pit; and he who comes up out of the middle of the pit will be taken in the snare; for the windows on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble.
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
In Context
17Fear, the pit, and the snare are on you who inhabit the earth.
19The earth is utterly broken. The earth is torn apart. The earth is shaken violently.
Cross References
Genesis 19:24Then the LORD rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the LORD out of the sky.
Joshua 10:10The LORD confused them before Israel. He killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth Horon, and struck them to Azekah and to Makkedah.
2 Kings 7:2Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, “Behold, if the LORD made windows in heaven, could this thing be?” He said, “Behold, you will see it with your eyes, but will not eat of it.”
Job 20:24He will flee from the iron weapon. The bronze arrow will strike him through.
Psalms 18:8Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.
Psalms 46:2Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken 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 →