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Isaiah 24:17

15 Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.

16 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.

Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.

18 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.

19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.

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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

    Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.

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  • Leviticus 26:21–22

    And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.

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  • Ezekiel 14:21

    For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?

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  • 1 Kings 19:17

    And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.

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  • Jeremiah 8:3

    And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts.

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  • Amos 5:19

    As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

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