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Isaiah 24:18

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.

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ASV

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.

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.

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahand it will beH1961 →
הַנָּ֞סha.Nasthe [one who] fleesH5127 →
מִקּ֤וֹלmi.Kolfrom [the] sound ofH6963 →
הַפַּ֙חַד֙ha.Pa.chadthe dreadH6343 →
יִפֹּ֣לyi.Polhe will fallH5307 →
אֶל־'el-intoH413 →
הַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatthe pitH6354 →
וְהָֽעוֹלֶה֙ve.ha.'o.Lehand the [one who] goes upH5927 →
מִתּ֣וֹךְmi.Tokhfrom [the] midst ofH8432 →
הַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatthe pitH6354 →
יִלָּכֵ֖דyi.la.Khedhe will be caughtH3920 →
בַּפָּ֑חba.Pachin <the> snareH6341 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
אֲרֻבּ֤וֹת'a.ru.BotwindowsH699 →
מִמָּרוֹם֙mi.ma.rOmfrom a high placeH4791 →
נִפְתָּ֔חוּnif.Ta.chuthey have been openedH6605 →
וַֽיִּרְעֲשׁ֖וּvai.yir.'a.Shuand they have shakenH7493 →
מ֥וֹסְדֵיMos.dei[the] foundations ofH4144 →
אָֽרֶץ׃'A.retz[the] earthH776 →

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Genesis 7:11In 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.Psalms 18:7Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.Jeremiah 15:2If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’Isaiah 42:22But this is a people plundered and looted, all trapped in caves or imprisoned in dungeons. They have become plunder with no one to rescue them, and loot with no one to say, “Send them back!”Ezekiel 15:7And I will set My face against them. Though they may have escaped the fire, yet another fire will consume them. And when I set My face against them, you will know that I am the LORD.Job 20:24Though he flees from an iron weapon, a bronze-tipped arrow will pierce him.Psalms 18:15The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.Joshua 10:10–11And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.Amos 5:19It 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.Psalms 46:2–3Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,Genesis 14:10Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country.Genesis 19:24Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.2 Kings 7:2But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”1 Kings 20:29–30For seven days the armies camped opposite each other, and on the seventh day the battle ensued, and the Israelites struck down the Arameans—a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.Deuteronomy 32:22–26For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.Job 18:8–16For his own feet lead him into a net, and he wanders into its mesh.1 Kings 20:30The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room.Jeremiah 48:44“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.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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