Isaiah 2:19 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 2:19

Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.

BSB

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ASV

And men shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake mightily the earth.

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And 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; 1 Sam. 24. Sometimes caves or dens were artificially constructed for refuge or defense in danger; Jdg 6:2; 1Sa 13:

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The fulfilment answers exactly to the threat (Isa 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 (Heb 12:26). Figure for severe and universal judgments.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּבָ֙אוּ֙	u.Va.'u	and people will go	H935 →
בִּמְעָר֣וֹת	bim.'a.Rot	in caves of	H4631 →
צֻרִ֔ים	tzu.Rim	[the] rocks	H6697 →
וּבִמְחִלּ֖וֹת	u.vim.chi.Lot	and in holes of	H4247 →
עָפָ֑ר	'a.Far	[the] ground	H6083 →
מִפְּנֵ֞י	mi.pe.Nei	from before	H6440 →
פַּ֤חַד	Pa.chad	[the] dread of	H6343 →
יְהוָה֙	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וּמֵהֲדַ֣ר	u.me.ha.Dar	and from [the] splendor of	H1926 →
גְּאוֹנ֔וֹ	ge.'o.No	majesty his	H1347 →
בְּקוּמ֖וֹ	be.ku.Mo	when arises he	H6965 →
לַעֲרֹ֥ץ	la.'a.Rotz	to terrify	H6206 →
הָאָֽרֶץ׃	ha.'A.retz	the earth	H776 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 23:30
At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’
leads to
- Revelation 6:16
  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.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Hosea 10:8
  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…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Revelation 9:6
  In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.
Through
Hosea 10:8
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…
leads to
- Luke 23:30
  At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Isaiah 2:10
Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.
leads to
- Revelation 6:15–16
  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.
- Isaiah 2:19–21
  Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
Through
Haggai 2:6
For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.
leads to
- Hebrews 12:26–28
  At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”
- Isaiah 10:25
  For in just a little while My fury against you will subside, and My anger will turn to their destruction.”