Isaiah 24:18

Isaiah 24:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever flees at the sound of terror will fall into a pit; whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in a snare. The floodgates of the heavens are opened, the foundations of the earth shake.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He who flees at the sound of the terror shall fall into the pit, and he who climbs out of the pit shall be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it shall be That he who flees from the noise of the fear Shall fall into the pit, And he who comes up from the midst of the pit Shall be caught in the snare; For the windows from on high are open, And the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Context of Isaiah 24:18

16From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise that honor the Righteous One. But I kept saying, “I’m wasting away! I’m wasting away! How horrible it is for me! Traitors continue to betray, and their treachery grows worse and worse.” 17Disasters, pits, and traps are in store for those who live on earth. Whoever flees from news of a disaster will fall into a pit. Whoever climbs out of that pit will be caught in a trap. The floodgates in the sky will be opened, and the foundations of the earth will shake. 19The earth will be completely broken. The earth will shake back and forth violently. The earth will stagger. 20The earth will stumble like a drunk and sway like a shack in the wind. Its disobedience weighs heavy on it. It will fall and not get up again.

Isaiah 24:18 word by word

וְֽ֠הָיָה הַנָּ֞ס מִקּ֤וֹל הַפַּ֙חַד֙ יִפֹּ֣ל אֶל־הַפַּ֔חַת וְהָֽעוֹלֶה֙ מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַפַּ֔חַת יִלָּכֵ֖ד בַּפָּ֑ח כִּֽי־אֲרֻבּ֤וֹת מִמָּרוֹם֙ נִפְתָּ֔חוּ וַֽיִּרְעֲשׁ֖וּ מ֥וֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• he who fleethנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• from the noiseקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• of the fearפַּ֫חַדpachad · dreadH6343
• shall fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• into the pitפַּ֫חַתpachath · pitH6354
• and he that cometh upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• out of the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• shall be takenלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
• in the snareפַּחpach · snareH6341
• for the windowsאֲרֻבָּה'ărubbâh · windowH699
• from on highמָרוֹםmârôm · heightH4791
• are openפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• and the foundationsמוֹסָדָהmôsâdâh môsâdâh · foundationH4146
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• do shakeרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493

Cross-references for Isaiah 24:18

• Deuteronomy 32:23I will bring one disaster after another on them. I will use up all my arrows on them.
• Joshua 10:10The Lord threw the enemy into disorder in front of Israel and defeated them decisively at Gibeon. He chased them along the road that goes to the slope of Beth Horon and continued to defeat them all the way to Azekah and Makkedah.
• Job 18:8His own feet get him tangled in a net as he walks around on its webbing.
• Job 20:24If that person flees from an iron weapon, a bronze bow will pierce him.
• Amos 5:19It is like a person who flees from a lion only to be attacked by a bear. It is like a person who goes home and puts his hand on the wall only to be bitten by a snake.
• Genesis 7:11On the seventeenth day of the second month of the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, all the deep springs burst open. The sky opened,
• Genesis 19:24Then the Lord made burning sulfur and fire rain out of heaven on Sodom and Gomorrah.
• 2 Kings 7:2The servant on whose arm the king was leaning answered the man of God, “Could this happen even if the Lord poured rain through windows in the sky?” Elisha replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you won’t eat any of it.”
• Deuteronomy 32:22My anger has started a fire that will burn to the depths of hell. It will consume the earth and its crops and set the foundations of the mountains on fire.
• Psalms 18:7Then the earth shook and quaked. Even the foundations of the mountains trembled. They shook violently because he was angry.
• Psalms 46:2That is why we are not afraid even when the earth quakes or the mountains topple into the depths of the sea.

Commentaries on Isaiah 24:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Out of the midst of the pit "From the pit" - For מתוך mittoch, from the midst of, a MS. reads מן min, from, as it is in Jeremiah 48:44; and so likewise the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18From the noise of the fear - A cry or shout was made in hunting, designed to arouse the game, and drive it to the pitfall. The image means here that calamities would be multiplied in all the land, and that if the inhabitants endeavored to avoid one danger they would fall into another. And he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit - A figure taken still from hunting. It was possible that some of the more strong and active of the wild beasts driven into…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-23Verses 16-23 Believers may be driven into the uttermost parts of the earth; but they are singing, not sighing. Here is terror to sinners; the prophet laments the miseries he saw breaking in like a torrent; and the small number of believers. He foresees that sin would abound. The meaning is plain, that evil pursues sinners. Unsteady, uncertain are all these things. Worldly men think to dwell in the earth as in a palace, as in a castle; but it shall be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18No one can avoid the day of the Lord (see study note on Isaiah 2:5–22). the windows of heaven are open: This image is similar to the great flood in Noah's time (see study note on Genesis 7:11–12). the foundations of the earth are shaken: An earthquake often marks a theophany, which is a physical sign of God's presence (see also Isaiah 6:4; 13:13; 19:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. noise of ... fear--the shout designed to rouse the game and drive it into the pitfall. windows ... open--taken from the account of the deluge (Ge 7:11); the flood-gates. So the final judgments of fire on the apostate world are compared to the deluge (2Pe 3:5-7).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 24:18

• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Isaiah 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings