Isaiah 24:18

Easy To Read Version

People will hear about danger\par and they will be scared.\par Some of the people will run away.\par But they will fall into holes\par and be trapped.\par Some of those people\par will climb out of the holes,\par but they will be caught in another trap.”\par The flood gates in the sky above will open,\par \{and the floods will begin\}.\par The foundations of the earth will shake.\par

Cross References

Genesis 19:24

At the same time, the Lord began to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah. The Lord caused fire and burning sulfur to fall out of the sky from the Lord.

2 Kings 7:2

Then the officer that was close to the king [76] answered the man of God [77] (Elisha). The officer said, “Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, this could not happen!”

Job 20:24

Maybe the evil person will run away\par from an iron sword.\par But a bronze arrow will shoot him down.\par

Psalm 18:15

Lord, you shouted your command;\par and a powerful wind began to blow. {\cf2\super [103]} \par \{The water was pushed back,\}\par and we could see the bottom of the sea.\par We could see the earth’s foundations.\par

Psalm 18:7

The earth shook and trembled;\par the foundations of heaven shook.\par Why? Because the Lord was angry!\par

Psalm 18:8

Smoke came from God’s nose. {\cf2\super [101]} \par Burning flames came from\par God’s mouth,\par Burning sparks flew from him.\par

Ecclesiastes 9:12

A person never knows what will happen to him next. He is like a fish caught in a net—the fish does not know what will happen. He is like a bird caught in a trap—the bird does not know what will happen. In the same way, a person is trapped by the bad things that suddenly happen to him.

Isaiah 13:13

With my anger, I will make the sky shake. And the earth will be moved from its place.”

Isaiah 2:19

People will hide behind rocks and in cracks in the ground. People will be afraid of the Lord and his great power. This will happen when the Lord stands to make the earth shake.

Isaiah 2:21

Then the people will hide in cracks in the rocks. They will do this because they will be afraid of the Lord and his great power. This will happen when the Lord stands to make the earth shake.

Isaiah 42:22

But look at the people.\par Other people have defeated them\par and have stolen things from them.\par All the young men are afraid.\par They are locked in the prisons.\par People have taken their money from them.\par And there is no person to save them.\par Other people took their money.\par And there was no person to say,\par “Give it back!”\par

Isaiah 8:14

If you will respect the Lord and consider him holy, then he will be a safe place for you. But you don’t respect him. So God is like a rock that you people fall over. He is a rock that makes the two families of Israel stumble. The Lord is a trap to catch all the people of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 48:43

The Lord says these things:\par “People of Moab,\par fear, deep holes, and traps {\cf2\super [390]} wait for you.\par

Jeremiah 48:44

People will be afraid and run away,\par and they will fall into the deep holes.\par If anyone climbs out of the deep holes,\par he will be caught in the traps.\par I will bring the year of punishment\par to Moab.”\par The Lord said these things.\par

Lamentations 3:47

We have been frightened.\par We have fallen into a pit.\par We have been hurt bad!\par We have been broken!”\par

Ezekiel 11:8

You are afraid of the sword. But I am bringing the sword against you!’” The Lord our Master said these things. \{So they will happen!\}

Ezekiel 12:13

\{He will try to escape.\} But I (God) will catch him! He will be caught in my trap. And I will bring him to Babylonia—the land of the Chaldean people. But he will not be able to see where he is going. \{The enemy will poke out his eyes and make him blind.\}

Amos 5:18

Some of you want \{to see\}\par the Lord’s special day \{of judgment\}.\par Why do you want \{to see\} that day?\par The Lord’s special day will bring darkness\par not light!\par

Amos 5:19

You will be like a man\par that escapes a lion\par only to be attacked by a bear!\par You will be like a man\par that goes into the safety of his house,\par leans against the wall,\par and is bitten by a snake!\par