Isaiah 24:18
So shall it be—He that fleeth from the sound of the terror! shall fall into the pit, And, he that getteth up out of the midst of the pit, shall be captured in the snare,—For, the windows on high, have opened, And shaken are the foundations of earth.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
17Terror and pit and snare,—are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth!
19The earth breaketh, breaketh,—The earth crasheth, crasheth, The earth tottereth, tottereth;
Cross References
Genesis 19:24And, Yahweh, rained, upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah, brimstone and fire,—from Yahweh, out of the heavens:
Joshua 10:10And Yahweh confused them before Israel, and smote them with a great slaughter at Gibeon,—and chased them along the way that goeth up Beth-horon, and smote them as far as Azekah and as far as Makkedah.
2 Kings 7:2Then the officer on whose hand the king leaned responded to the man of God, and said, Even if Yahweh were making windows in the heavens, could this thing, come to pass? And he said—Lo! thou, art about to see it with thine own eyes, but, thereof, shalt thou not eat!
Job 20:24He shall flee from the armour of iron,—There shall pierce him, a bow of bronze!
Psalms 18:8There went up smoke in his nostrils, and, a fire out of his mouth, devoured, Live coals, were kindled from it:
Psalms 46:2For this cause, will we not fear, Though the earth showeth change, Or the mountains slip 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 →