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Isaiah 24:18

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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.

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Isaiah 24:18 in other translations

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.

Isaiah 24:18 · American Standard Version

Isaiah 24:18 in context

  1. 16From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs. Glory to the righteous!
    But I said, “I pine away! I pine away! woe is me!” The treacherous have dealt treacherously. Yes, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.
  2. 17Fear, the pit, and the snare, are on you who inhabit the earth.
  3. 18It 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.
  4. 19The earth is utterly broken. The earth is torn apart. The earth is shaken violently.
  5. 20The earth will stagger like a drunken man, and will sway back and forth like a hammock. Its disobedience will be heavy on it, and it will fall and not rise again.