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Isaiah 24:19

17 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.

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

20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.

21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.

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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.

Compare

BSB
The earth is utterly broken apart, the earth is split open, the earth is shaken violently.
KJV
The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
WEB
The earth is utterly broken. The earth is torn apart. The earth is shaken violently.
ASV
The earth is utterly broken, the earth is rent asunder, the earth is shaken violently.
DARBY
The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is completely dissolved, the earth is violently moved.
BLB
The earth has been utterly broken apart; the earth has been utterly split open; the earth has been shaken violently.
ÅB
Jorden brister, ja, den brister; jorden revner, ja, den revner; jorden ristes, ja, den ristes.
OTB
Jorden er fullstendig knust, jorden er delt i stykker, jorden er voldsomt rystet.
B1930
Jorden brister, ja, den brister; jorden revner, ja, den revner; jorden rystes, ja, den rystes.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 34:4–10

    And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.

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  • Isaiah 24:1–5

    Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

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  • Nahum 1:5

    The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.

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  • Deuteronomy 11:6

    And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel:

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  • Revelation 20:11

    And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

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  • Jeremiah 4:23–28

    I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

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  • Matthew 24:3

    And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

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  • Habakkuk 3:6

    He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.

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