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The floodgates of the heavens are opened, the foundations of the earth shake. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/24.htm">New Living Translation</a> Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap, and those who escape the trap will be caught in a snare. Destruction falls like rain from the heavens; the foundations of the earth shake. <a href="/esv/isaiah/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Whoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/24.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/24.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then it will be that the one who flees the sound of terror will fall into the pit, And the one who climbs out of the pit will be caught in the snare; For the windows above are opened, and the foundations of the earth shake. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then it will be that he who flees the report of disaster will fall into the pit, And he who climbs out of the pit will be caught in the snare; For the windows above are opened, and the foundations of the earth shake. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then it will be that he who flees the report of disaster will fall into the pit, And he who climbs out of the pit will be caught in the snare; For the windows above are opened, and the foundations of the earth shake. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then it will be that he who flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, And he who climbs out of the pit will be caught in the pitfall; For the windows above are opened, and the foundations of the earth quake. <a href="/amp/isaiah/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then it will be that he who flees at the sound of terror will fall into the pit, And he who comes up out of the pit will be caught in the snare; For the windows of heaven are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble. <a href="/csb/isaiah/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Whoever flees at the sound of panic will fall into a pit, and whoever escapes from the pit will be caught in a trap. For the floodgates on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth are shaken. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Whoever flees at the sound of panic will fall into a pit, and whoever escapes from the pit will be caught in a trap. For the windows are opened from heaven, and the foundations of the earth are shaken. <a href="/asv/isaiah/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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 on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble. <a href="/cev/isaiah/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> If you are terrified and run, you will fall into a pit; if you crawl out of the pit, you will get caught in a trap. The sky has split apart like a window thrown open. The foundations of the earth have been shaken; <a href="/erv/isaiah/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth do shake. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 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. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> Anyone who tries to escape from the terror will fall in a pit, and anyone who escapes from the pit will be caught in a trap. Torrents of rain will pour from the sky, and earth's foundations will shake. <a href="/isv/isaiah/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> Whoever flees at the sound of terror will fall into a pit, and whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in a snare. For the windows of judgment from above are opened, and the foundations of the earth are shaken. <a href="/msb/isaiah/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Whoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken. <a href="/net/isaiah/24.htm">NET Bible</a> The one who runs away from the sound of the terror will fall into the pit; the one who climbs out of the pit, will be trapped by the snare. For the floodgates of the heavens are opened up and the foundations of the earth shake. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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 midst of the pit will be taken in the snare; for the windows of heaven are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/isaiah/24.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And it has come to pass, "" He who is fleeing from the noise of the fear falls into the snare, "" And he who is coming up from the midst of the snare, "" Is captured by the trap, "" For windows have been opened on high, "" And foundations of the earth are shaken. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And it hath come to pass, He who is fleeing from the noise of the fear Doth fall into the snare, And he who is coming up from the midst of the snare, Is captured by the gin, For windows on high have been opened, And shaken are foundations of the land. <a href="/slt/isaiah/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it was he fleeing from the voice of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he coming up out of the midst of the pit, shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from the height were opened, and the foundations of the earth, will tremble.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And it shall come to pass, that he that shall flee from the noise of the fear, shall fall into the pit: and he that shall rid himself out of the pit, shall be taken in the snare: for the flood-gates from on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth shall be shaken. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And this shall be: whoever will flee from the voice of dread will fall into the pit. And whoever will extricate himself from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the floodgates from above have been opened, and the foundations of the earth will be shaken. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/24.htm">New American Bible</a> One who flees at the sound of terror will fall into the pit; One who climbs out of the pit will be caught in the trap. For the windows on high are open and the foundations of the earth shake. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Whoever flees at the sound of the terror shall fall into the pit; and whoever 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.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And it shall come to pass that he who flees from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he who comes up out of the midst of the pit shall be caught in the snare; for the fountains from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And whoever will escape from the sound of fear shall fall into a ditch, and whoever will come up from within a pit will be taken captive in a snare, because floods were opened from the high place and the foundations of the Earth shook<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the terror shall fall into the pit; And he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the trap; For the windows on high are opened, And the foundations of the earth do shake; <a href="/sep/isaiah/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it shall come to pass, that he that flees from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that comes up out of the pit shall be caught by the snare: for windows have been opened in heaven, and the foundations of the earth shall be shaken, <a href="/parallel/isaiah/24-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=4962" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/24.htm">God's Judgment on the Earth</a> …17Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth. 18<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5127.htm" title="5127: han·nās (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To flee, escape. A primitive root; to flit, i.e. Vanish away.">Whoever flees</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: miq·qō·wl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">the sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/6343.htm" title="6343: hap·pa·ḥaḏ (Art:: N-ms) -- Dread. From pachad; a alarm.">of panic</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: yip·pōl (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">will fall</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/6354.htm" title="6354: hap·pa·ḥaṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A pit. Probably from an unused root apparently meaning to dig; a pit, especially for catching animals.">the pit,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: wə·hā·‘ō·w·leh (Conj-w, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">and whoever climbs</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: mit·tō·wḵ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/6354.htm" title="6354: hap·pa·ḥaṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A pit. Probably from an unused root apparently meaning to dig; a pit, especially for catching animals.">the pit</a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: yil·lā·ḵêḏ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">will be caught</a> <a href="/hebrew/6341.htm" title="6341: bap·pāḥ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A, sheet, a spring net. From pachach; a sheet; also a spring net.">in the snare.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/699.htm" title="699: ’ă·rub·bō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A lattice, window, sluice. Feminine participle passive of 'arab; a lattice; a window, dove-cot, chimney, sluice.">the windows</a> <a href="/hebrew/4791.htm" title="4791: mim·mā·rō·wm (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Height. From ruwm; altitude, i.e. Concretely, abstractly (elation), or adverbially (aloft).">of heaven</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605: nip̄·tā·ḥū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">are open,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4144.htm" title="4144: mō·ws·ḏê (N-mpc) -- Foundation. From yacad; a foundation.">and the foundations</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/7493.htm" title="7493: way·yir·‘ă·šū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To quake, shake. A primitive root; to undulate, partic. Through fear; specifically, to spring.">are shaken.</a> 19The earth is utterly broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is shaken violently.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/48-44.htm">Jeremiah 48:44</a> “Whoever flees the panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For I will bring upon Moab the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD. <a href="/amos/5-19.htm">Amos 5:19</a> It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake. <a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Revelation 6:15-17</a> Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. / And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?” <a href="/luke/21-35.htm">Luke 21:35-36</a> For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth. / So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.” <a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Genesis 7:11</a> In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened. <a href="/revelation/9-6.htm">Revelation 9:6</a> In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them. <a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29-30</a> Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ / At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. <a href="/hosea/10-8.htm">Hosea 10:8</a> The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!” <a href="/revelation/16-20.htm">Revelation 16:20</a> Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found. <a href="/nahum/1-6.htm">Nahum 1:6</a> Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him. <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Zephaniah 1:14-18</a> The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter. / That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, / a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers. ... <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a> While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1-2</a> Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near— / a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come. <a href="/revelation/11-13.htm">Revelation 11:13</a> And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven. <a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7</a> Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And it shall come to pass, that he who flees from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that comes up out of the middle 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.he who fleeth<a href="/deuteronomy/32-23.htm">Deuteronomy 32:23-26</a> I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them… <a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">Joshua 10:10,11</a> And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah… <a href="/job/18-8.htm">Job 18:8-16</a> For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare… for the<a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Genesis 7:11</a> In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.<a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24</a> Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;<a href="/2_kings/7-2.htm">2 Kings 7:2</a> Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.the foundations<a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Deuteronomy 32:22</a> For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.<a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Psalm 18:7,15</a> Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth… <a href="/psalms/46-2.htm">Psalm 46:2,3</a> Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/22-3.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-3.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/john/10-1.htm">Climbs</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-17.htm">Death</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-3.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-17.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-25.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-17.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-3.htm">Fleeing</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-11.htm">Flees</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-14.htm">Fleeth</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-3.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-19.htm">Floodgates</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-10.htm">Foundations</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-9.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-17.htm">Gin</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-7.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">High</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-13.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-8.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-22.htm">Open</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-22.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-15.htm">Overtaken</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-17.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-5.htm">Report</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-16.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-13.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-17.htm">Snare</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-8.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-17.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-17.htm">Trap</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-11.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/songs/2-9.htm">Windows</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/28-13.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-20.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-44.htm">Climbs</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-8.htm">Death</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-2.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-19.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-20.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-3.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Fleeing</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-29.htm">Flees</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-29.htm">Fleeth</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-16.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Floodgates</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-21.htm">Foundations</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-8.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-43.htm">Gin</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-29.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-21.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-21.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-21.htm">High</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-11.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-5.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-2.htm">Open</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-44.htm">Overtaken</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-22.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-9.htm">Report</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-28.htm">Shake</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-20.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-21.htm">Snare</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-13.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-19.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Trap</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-10.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-12.htm">Windows</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 24</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/24-1.htm">The doleful judgments of God upon the land</a> 13. <a href="/isaiah/24-13.htm">A remnant shall joyfully praise him</a> 16. <a href="/isaiah/24-16.htm">God in his judgments shall advance his kingdom</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/isaiah/24.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>Whoever flees the sound of terror This phrase captures the urgency and desperation of those attempting to escape impending doom. The Hebrew root for "flees" (נָס, nas) conveys a sense of hurried escape, often used in contexts of war or divine judgment. Historically, this reflects the tumultuous periods in Israel's history when invasions and divine retribution were common. The "sound of terror" suggests an overwhelming fear, possibly linked to the trumpet sounds of approaching armies or divine wrath, echoing the prophetic warnings throughout Isaiah.will fall into a pit The imagery of falling into a "pit" (בּוֹר, bor) is significant in Hebrew scripture, often symbolizing death, Sheol, or a place of no return. This phrase suggests that attempts to escape divine judgment are futile, as one calamity leads to another. The pit is a metaphor for the inescapable consequences of sin and rebellion against God, reinforcing the theme of divine justice prevalent in Isaiah.and whoever climbs from the pit The act of climbing from the pit implies a struggle for survival and a desire to escape judgment. However, the futility of this effort is underscored by the subsequent phrase. This reflects the broader biblical narrative that human efforts alone cannot achieve salvation or escape from divine judgment, emphasizing the need for divine intervention and grace.will be caught in a snare The "snare" (מוֹקֵשׁ, moqesh) is a trap, often used in hunting, symbolizing entrapment and sudden capture. Biblically, snares are frequently associated with the consequences of sin and the deceptive nature of evil. This phrase highlights the inevitability of divine judgment and the comprehensive nature of God's justice, where no escape route is effective without repentance and faith.For the windows of heaven are opened This phrase evokes the imagery of divine intervention, reminiscent of the flood narrative in Genesis where the "windows of heaven" were opened to unleash the waters of judgment. It signifies an outpouring of divine wrath and the unleashing of God's power upon the earth. Theologically, it serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and the certainty of His promises, both of judgment and redemption.and the foundations of the earth are shaken The "foundations of the earth" being "shaken" symbolizes a cosmic upheaval, reflecting God's power to disrupt the natural order as a form of judgment. This imagery is consistent with apocalyptic literature, where the stability of creation is overturned as a sign of divine intervention. It serves as a powerful reminder of the transient nature of earthly things and the ultimate authority of God over creation. This shaking is both literal and metaphorical, pointing to the transformative power of God's judgment and the hope of a new creation.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) The windows from on high are open . . .--The phrase reminds us of the narrative of the Flood in <a href="/genesis/7-11.htm" title="In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.">Genesis 7:11</a>; <a href="/genesis/8-2.htm" title="The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;">Genesis 8:2</a>. There was a second judgment on the defiled and corrupted land like that of the deluge. The next clause and the following verses were probably reminiscences of the earthquake in Uzziah's reign, and of the panic which it caused (<a href="/isaiah/2-19.htm" title="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 rises to shake terribly the earth.">Isaiah 2:19</a>; <a href="/amos/1-1.htm" title="The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.">Amos 1:1</a>; <a href="/zechariah/14-5.htm" title="And you shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach to Azal: yes, you shall flee, like as you fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with you.">Zechariah 14:5</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 18. - The noise of the fear; i.e. the sound of the pursuers. Hunters pursued their game with shouts and cries. The windows from on high are open (comp. <a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Genesis 7:11</a>). It is not actually another flood that is threatened, but it is a judgment as sweeping and destructive as the Flood. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/24-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Whoever flees הַנָּ֞ס (han·nās) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5127.htm">Strong's 5127: </a> To flit, vanish away the sound מִקּ֤וֹל (miq·qō·wl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> A voice, sound of terror הַפַּ֙חַד֙ (hap·pa·ḥaḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6343.htm">Strong's 6343: </a> A, alarm will fall יִפֹּ֣ל (yip·pōl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to a pit, הַפַּ֔חַת (hap·pa·ḥaṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6354.htm">Strong's 6354: </a> A pit, for, catching animals and whoever escapes וְהָֽעוֹלֶה֙ (wə·hā·‘ō·w·leh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively from מִתּ֣וֹךְ (mit·tō·wḵ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre the pit הַפַּ֔חַת (hap·pa·ḥaṯ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6354.htm">Strong's 6354: </a> A pit, for, catching animals will be caught יִלָּכֵ֖ד (yil·lā·ḵêḏ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere in a trap. בַּפָּ֑ח (bap·pāḥ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6341.htm">Strong's 6341: </a> A, sheet, a spring net For כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the windows אֲרֻבּ֤וֹת (’ă·rub·bō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_699.htm">Strong's 699: </a> A lattice, a window, dovecot, chimney, sluice of heaven מִמָּרוֹם֙ (mim·mā·rō·wm) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4791.htm">Strong's 4791: </a> Altitude are open, נִפְתָּ֔חוּ (nip̄·tā·ḥū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6605.htm">Strong's 6605: </a> To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve and the foundations מ֥וֹסְדֵי (mō·ws·ḏê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4146.htm">Strong's 4146: </a> A foundation of the earth אָֽרֶץ׃ (’ā·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land are shaken. וַֽיִּרְעֲשׁ֖וּ (way·yir·‘ă·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7493.htm">Strong's 7493: </a> To undulate, through fear, to spring <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/24-18.htm">Isaiah 24:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/24-18.htm">Isaiah 24:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/24-18.htm">Isaiah 24:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/24-18.htm">Isaiah 24:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/24-18.htm">Isaiah 24:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/24-18.htm">Isaiah 24:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/24-18.htm">Isaiah 24:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/24-18.htm">Isaiah 24:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/24-18.htm">Isaiah 24:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/24-18.htm">Isaiah 24:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-18.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 24:18 It will happen that he who flees (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/24-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 24:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 24:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/24-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 24:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 24:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>