Isaiah 24:18
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And it shall come to pass, that he that shall flee from the noise of the fear, shall fall into the pit: and he that shall rid himself out of the pit, shall be taken in the snare: for the flood-gates from on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth shall be shaken.

he who fleeth

Deuteronomy 32:23-26 I will heap evils upon them, and will spend my arrows among them. . . .

Joshua 10:10,11 And the Lord troubled them, at the sight of Israel: and he slew them with a great slaughter, in Gabaon, and pursued them by the way of the ascent to Bethoron, and cut them off all the way to Azeca and Maceda. . . .

Job 18:8-16 For he hath thrust his feet into a net, and walketh in its meshes. . . .

Job 20:24 He shall flee from weapons of iron, and shall fall upon a bow of brass.

Amos 5:19 As if a man should flee from the face of a lion, and a bear should meet him: or enter into the house, and lean with his hand upon the wall, and a serpent should bite him.

for the

Genesis 7:11 In the six hundredth year of the life of Noe, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the floodgates of heaven were opened:

Genesis 19:24 And the Lord rained upon Sodom and Gomorrha brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven.

2 Kings 7:2 Then one of the lords, upon whose hand the king leaned, answering the man of God, said: If the Lord should make flood-gates in heaven, can that possibly be which thou sayest? And he said: Thou shalt see it with thy eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

the foundations

Deuteronomy 32:22 A fire is kindled in my wrath, and shall burn even to the lowest hell: and shall devour the earth with her increase, and shall burn the foundations of the mountains.

Psalm 18:7,15 The earth shook and trembled: the foundations of the mountains were troubled and were moved, because he was angry with them. . . .

Psalm 46:2,3 Therefore we will not fear, when the earth shall be troubled; and the mountains shall be removed into the heart of the sea. . . .

Context
God's Judgment on the Earth
17Fear, and the pit, and the snare are upon thee, O thou inhabitant of the earth. 18And it shall come to pass, that he that shall flee from the noise of the fear, shall fall into the pit: and he that shall rid himself out of the pit, shall be taken in the snare: for the flood-gates from on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth shall be shaken.19With breaking shall the earth be broken, with crushing shall the earth be crushed, with trembling shall the earth be moved.…
Cross References
Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of the life of Noe, in the second month, in the seventeenth day of the month, all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the floodgates of heaven were opened:

Job 18:8
For he hath thrust his feet into a net, and walketh in its meshes.

Job 20:24
He shall flee from weapons of iron, and shall fall upon a bow of brass.

Psalm 18:7
The earth shook and trembled: the foundations of the mountains were troubled and were moved, because he was angry with them.

Psalm 46:2
Therefore we will not fear, when the earth shall be troubled; and the mountains shall be removed into the heart of the sea.

Ecclesiastes 9:12
Man knoweth not his own end: but as fishes are taken with the hook, and as birds are caught with the snare, so men are taken in the evil time, when it shall suddenly come upon them.

Isaiah 2:19
And they shall go into the holes of rocks, and into the caves of the earth from the face of the fear of the Lord, and from the glory of his majesty, when he shall rise up to strike the earth.

Isaiah 2:21
And he shall go into the clefts of rocks, and into the holes of stones from the face of the fear of the Lord, and from the glory of his majesty, when he shall rise up to strike the earth.

Isaiah 8:14
And he shall be a sanctification to you. But for a stone of stumbling, and for a rock of offence to the two houses of Israel, for a snare and a ruin to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Isaiah 13:13
For this I will trouble the heaven: and the earth shall be moved out of her place, for the indignation of the Lord of hosts, and for the day of his fierce wrath.

Isaiah 42:22
But this is a people that is robbed and wasted: they are all the snare of young men, and they are hid in the houses of prisons: they are made a prey, and there is none to deliver them: a spoil, and there is none that saith: Restore.

Jeremiah 48:43
Fear, and the pit, and the snare come upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord.

Jeremiah 48:44
He that shall flee from the fear, shall fall into the pit: and he that shall get up out of the pit, shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon Moab the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.

Lamentations 3:47
Phe. Prophecy is become to us a fear, and a snare, and destruction.

Ezekiel 11:8
You have feared the sword, and I will bring the sword upon you, saith the Lord God.

Ezekiel 12:13
And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my net: and I will bring him into Babylon, into the land of the Chaldeans, and he shall not see it, and there he shall die.

Ezekiel 15:7
And I will set my face against them: they shall go out from fire, and fire shall consume them: and you shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have set my face against them.

Amos 5:19
As if a man should flee from the face of a lion, and a bear should meet him: or enter into the house, and lean with his hand upon the wall, and a serpent should bite him.

Lexicon
Whoever flees
הַנָּ֞ס (han·nās)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5127: To flit, vanish away

the sound
מִקּ֤וֹל (miq·qō·wl)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6963: A voice, sound

of terror
הַפַּ֙חַד֙ (hap·pa·ḥaḏ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6343: A, alarm

will fall
יִפֹּ֣ל (yip·pōl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5307: To fall, lie

into
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

a pit,
הַפַּ֔חַת (hap·pa·ḥaṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6354: A pit, for, catching animals

and whoever escapes
וְהָֽעוֹלֶה֙ (wə·hā·‘ō·w·leh)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively

from
מִתּ֣וֹךְ (mit·tō·wḵ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8432: A bisection, the centre

the pit
הַפַּ֔חַת (hap·pa·ḥaṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6354: A pit, for, catching animals

will be caught
יִלָּכֵ֖ד (yil·lā·ḵêḏ)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere

in a trap.
בַּפָּ֑ח (bap·pāḥ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6341: A, sheet, a spring net

For
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

the windows
אֲרֻבּ֤וֹת (’ă·rub·bō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 699: A lattice, a window, dovecot, chimney, sluice

of heaven
מִמָּרוֹם֙ (mim·mā·rō·wm)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4791: Altitude

are open,
נִפְתָּ֔חוּ (nip̄·tā·ḥū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

and the foundations
מ֥וֹסְדֵי (mō·ws·ḏê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 4146: A foundation

of the earth
אָֽרֶץ׃ (’ā·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

are shaken.
וַֽיִּרְעֲשׁ֖וּ (way·yir·‘ă·šū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7493: To undulate, through fear, to spring


Additional Translations
Whoever flees the sound of terror will fall into a pit, and whoever escapes from the pit will be caught in a trap. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken.And it shall come to pass, that he who flees from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that comes up out of the middle 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.

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 on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble.

And it shall come to pass, that he that flees from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that comes up out of the pit shall be caught by the snare: for windows have been opened in heaven, and the foundations of the earth shall be shaken,

And it shall come to pass, [that] he who fleeth from the sound 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 on high are open, and the foundations of the earth shake.

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 on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth do shake.

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.

It will happen that he who flees from the noise of the fear will fall into the pit; and he who comes up out of the midst of the pit will be taken in the snare; for the windows on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble.

And it hath come to pass, He who is fleeing from the noise of the fear Doth fall into the snare, And he who is coming up from the midst of the snare, Is captured by the gin, For windows on high have been opened, And shaken are foundations of the land.
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