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Isaiah 2:10

Fear

8 Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:

9 And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.

Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty.

11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

12 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.
KJV
Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty.
WEB
Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, from before the terror of the LORD, and from the glory of his majesty.
ASV
Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty.
DARBY
Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty.
BLB
Enter into the rock and hide yourself in the dust, from the dread of YHWH and from the glory of His majesty.
ÅB
Gå inn i fjellet og skjul deg i støvet for Herrens gru og for hans høyhets herlighet!
OTB
Gå inn i klippene og skjul deg i støvet for Herrens frykt og Hans majestets prakt.
B1930
Gå inn i fjellet og skjul dig i støvet for Herrens gru og for hans høihets herlighet!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Revelation 6:15–16

    And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

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  • Isaiah 2:19–21

    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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  • Hosea 10:8

    The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us.

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  • Luke 23:30

    Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

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  • Revelation 15:3–4

    And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.

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  • Judges 6:1–2

    And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

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  • Jeremiah 10:7

    Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.

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  • Job 37:22–24

    Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.

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