Yesaya 2:21

2:21 so they themselves can go into the crevices of the rocky cliffs

and the openings under the rocky overhangs, ¹ 

trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the Lord ² 

and his royal splendor,

when he rises up to terrify the earth. ³ 

Yesaya 13:13

13:13 So I will shake the heavens, ⁴ 

and the earth will shake loose from its foundation, ⁵ 

because of the fury of the Lord who commands armies,

in the day he vents his raging anger. ⁶ 

Yesaya 24:18-20

24:18 The one who runs away from the sound of the terror

will fall into the pit; ⁷ 

the one who climbs out of the pit,

will be trapped by the snare.

For the floodgates of the heavens ⁸  are opened up ⁹ 

and the foundations of the earth shake.

24:19 The earth is broken in pieces,

the earth is ripped to shreds,

the earth shakes violently. ¹⁰ 

24:20 The earth will stagger around ¹¹  like a drunk;

it will sway back and forth like a hut in a windstorm. ¹² 

Its sin will weigh it down,

and it will fall and never get up again.

[2:21]  ¹ sn The precise point of vv. 20-21 is not entirely clear. Are they taking the idols into their hiding places with them, because they are so attached to their man-made images? Or are they discarding the idols along the way as they retreat into the darkest places they can find? In either case it is obvious that the gods are incapable of helping them.

[2:21]  ² tn Heb “from the dread of the Lord,” that is, from the dread that he produces in the objects of his judgment.” The words “trying to escape” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[2:21]  ³ tn Or “land.” It is not certain if these verses are describing the judgment of Judah (see vv. 6-9) or a more universal judgment on all proud men. Almost all English versions translate “earth,” taking this to refer to universal judgment.

[13:13]  ⁴ tn Or “the sky.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

[13:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “from its place” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NCV).

[13:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “and in the day of the raging of his anger.”

[24:18]  ⁷ tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[24:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “from the height”; KJV “from on high.”

[24:18]  ⁹ sn The language reflects the account of the Noahic Flood (see Gen 7:11).

[24:19]  ¹⁰ tn Once more repetition is used to draw attention to a statement. In the Hebrew text each lines ends with אֶרֶץ (’erets, “earth”). Each line also uses a Hitpolel verb form from a geminate root preceded by an emphatic infinitive absolute.

[24:20]  ¹¹ tn Heb “staggering, staggers.” The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute before the finite verb for emphasis and sound play.

[24:20]  ¹² tn The words “in a windstorm” are supplied in the translation to clarify the metaphor.