Isaiah 24:18
And hee that fleeth from the noyse of the feare, shall fall into the pit: and he that commeth vp out of the pit, shall be taken in the snare: for the windowes from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth doe shake.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
17Feare, and the pitte, and the snare are vpon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
19The earth is vtterly broken downe: the earth is cleane dissolued: the earth is mooued exceedingly.
Cross References
Genesis 19:24Then the Lord rained vpon Sodom and vpon Gomorah brimstone, and fire from the Lord out of heauen,
Joshua 10:10And the Lord discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth vp to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah and to Makkedah.
2 Kings 7:2Then a prince, on whose hande the King leaned, answered the man of God, and saide, Though the Lord would make windowes in the heauen, could this thing come to passe? And he said, Beholde, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not eate thereof.
Job 20:24He shall flee from the yron weapons, and the bow of steele shall strike him through.
Psalms 18:8Smoke went out at his nostrels, and a consuming fire out of his mouth: coales were kindled thereat.
Psalms 46:2Therefore will not we feare, though the earth be moued, and though the mountaines fall into the middes of the sea.
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 →