Tree of Life Version
Isaiah 2:19
19People will go into the caves of the rocks and into the holes of the earth, because of the fear of Adonai and the splendor of His majesty, when He arises to shake the earth.
Isaiah 2:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)People will flee to caves in the rocks and to holes in the ground from the fearful presence of the Lord and the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to shake the earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And people shall enter the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground, from before the terror of the Lord, and from the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They shall go into the holes of the rocks, And into the caves of the earth, From the terror of the Lord And the glory of His majesty, When He arises to shake the earth mightily.
Context of Isaiah 2:19
17The pride of man will be humbled, the arrogance of men abased, for Adonai alone will be exalted in that day. 18The idols will completely pass away. People will go into the caves of the rocks and into the holes of the earth, because of the fear of Adonai and the splendor of His majesty, when He arises to shake the earth. 20In that day a man will cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold, which they made to worship, to the moles and to the bats! 21They go into the clefts of the rocks and the crevices of the crags, because of fear of Adonai and the splendor of His majesty, when He arises to shake the earth.
Read all of Isaiah 2Isaiah 2:19 word by word
וּבָ֙אוּ֙ בִּמְעָר֣וֹת צֻרִ֔ים וּבִמְחִלּ֖וֹת עָפָ֑ר מִפְּנֵ֞י פַּ֤חַד יְהוָה֙ וּמֵהֲדַ֣ר גְּאוֹנ֔וֹ בְּקוּמ֖וֹ לַעֲרֹ֥ץ הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And they shall goבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- into the holesמְעָרָהme‛ârâh · caveH4631
- of the rocksצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
- and into the cavesמְחִלָּהmechillâh · holeH4247
- of the earthעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083
- forפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- fearפַּ֫חַדpachad · dreadH6343
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- and for the gloryהָדָרhâdâr · gloryH1926
- of his majestyגָּאוֹןgâ'ôn · prideH1347
- when he arisethקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
- to shake terriblyעָרַץ‛ârats · to trembleH6206
- the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
Cross-references for Isaiah 2:19
- Isaiah 2:10Enter into the rock and hide in the dust, for fear of Adonai, and the glory of His majesty.
- 1 Samuel 13:6When the men of Israel saw that they were in trouble, because the people were hard-pressed, they hid in caves, thickets, cliffs, crevices and pits.
- 1 Samuel 14:11So they both let themselves be seen by the Philistine garrison. “Look, some Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they were hiding,” the Philistines said.
- Jeremiah 16:16“Behold, I will send for many fishers,” says Adonai, “and they will fish for them. After that, I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down from every mountain and from every hill, and out of the clefts of the rocks.
- Hosea 10:8The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel will be destroyed. Thorns and thistles will come up on their altars. And they will say to the mountains: “Cover us!” And to the hills: “Fall on us!”
- Micah 7:17They will lick dust like a snake. Like crawling things of the land, they will come trembling out of their hiding places. To Adonai Eloheinu they will submit in awe—in awe of You.
- Luke 23:30’Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’
- Hebrews 11:38The world was not worthy of them! They wandered around in deserts and mountains, caves and holes in the ground.
- Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the military commanders and the rich and the mighty and everyone—slave and free—hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
- Revelation 9:6In those days, people will seek death but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will flee from them.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:9They will pay the price of eternal ruin, away from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His power—
- Isaiah 30:32Every stroke of His punishing rod that Adonai brings down on him —with tambourines and harps, and battles brandishing His arm— He will fight against them.
- Psalms 7:6then let the enemy chase me, overtake me, and trample me into the ground, leaving my honor in the dirt! Selah
- Psalms 18:6Cords of Sheol coiled around me. Snares of death came before me.
- Psalms 76:7At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both horse and rider lay dead asleep.
- Psalms 114:5Why was it, O sea, that you fled? O Jordan, that you turned back?
Commentaries on Isaiah 2:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Into the holes of the rocks "Into caverns of rocks" - The country of Judea being mountainous and rocky, is full of caverns, as appears from the history of David's persecution under Saul. At En-gedi, in particular, there was a cave so large that David with six hundred men hid themselves in the sides of it; and Saul entered the mouth of the cave without perceiving that any one was there, 1 Samuel 24. Josephus, Antiq., lib. xiv., c. 15, and Bell. Jud., lib…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19And they shall go - That is, the worshippers of idols. Into the holes of the rocks - Judea was a mountainous country, and the mountains abounded with caves that offered a safe retreat for those who were in danger. Many of those caverns were very spacious. At En-gedi, in particular, a cave is mentioned where David with six hundred men hid himself from Saul in the “sides” of it; Judges 6:2; 1 Samuel 13:6. Thus, because of the Midianites, the children of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-22Verses 10-22 The taking of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans seems first meant here, when idolatry among the Jews was done away; but our thoughts are led forward to the destruction of all the enemies of Christ. It is folly for those who are pursued by the wrath of God, to think to hide or shelter themselves from it. The shaking of the earth will be terrible to those who set their affections on things of the earth. Men's haughtiness will be brought down, either…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-22The prophet warned of judgment and mocked human pride. All human systems (religious, economic, military, and social) will face God's examination and be found lacking on the Day of the Lord. This is the final day in history when God will judge the wicked once and for all (1 Corinthians 1:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:2; 2 Thessalonians 2:2; 2 Peter 3:10; Revelation 20:7–15). Sometimes, prophets used the phrase the day of the Lord (or others like it, such as that…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. The fulfilment answers exactly to the threat (Is 2:10). they--the idol-worshippers. caves--abounding in Judea, a hilly country; hiding-places in times of alarm (1Sa 13:6). shake ... earth--and the heavens also (He 12:26). Figure for severe and universal judgments.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 2
- 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
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