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Isaiah 24:17

15 Therefore glorify the LORD in the east. Extol the name of the LORD, the God of Israel in the islands of the sea.

16 From the ends of the earth we hear singing: “Glory to the Righteous One.” But I said, “I am wasting away! I am wasting away! Woe is me.” The treacherous betray; the treacherous deal in treachery.

Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.

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.

19 The earth is utterly broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is shaken violently.

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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
Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.
KJV
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
WEB
Fear, the pit, and the snare are on you who inhabit the earth.
ASV
Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.
DARBY
Fear, and the pit, and the snare are upon thee, inhabitant of the land.
BLB
Terror and pit and snare [are] upon you, O dweller of the earth.
ÅB
Gru og grav og garn over deg, du som bor på jorden!
OTB
Redsel, grav og snare venter deg, du jordens innbygger.
B1930
Gru og grav og garn over dig, du som bor på jorden!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 48:43–44

    Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD.

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  • Leviticus 26:21–22

    If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.

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  • Ezekiel 14:21

    For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast?

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  • 1 Kings 19:17

    Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.

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  • Jeremiah 8:3

    And wherever I have banished them, the remnant of this evil family will choose death over life,” declares the LORD of Hosts.

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  • Amos 5:19

    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.

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