Isaiah 24:18

God's Word

Whoever flees from news of a disaster will fall into a pit. Whoever climbs out of that pit will be caught in a trap. The floodgates in the sky will be opened, and the foundations of the earth will shake.

Cross References

Genesis 19:24

Then the Lord made burning sulfur and fire rain out of heaven on Sodom and Gomorrah.

Genesis 7:11

On the seventeenth day of the second month of the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, all the deep springs burst open. The sky opened,

2 Kings 7:2

The servant on whose arm the king was leaning answered the man of God, “Could this happen even if the Lord poured rain through windows in the sky?” Elisha replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you won’t eat any of it.”

Job 20:24

If that person flees from an iron weapon, a bronze bow will pierce him.

Psalm 18:15

Then the ocean floor could be seen. The foundations of the earth were laid bare at your stern warning, O Lord, at the blast of the breath from your nostrils.

Psalm 18:7

Then the earth shook and quaked. Even the foundations of the mountains trembled. They shook violently because he was angry.

Psalm 18:8

Smoke went up from his nostrils, and a raging fire came out of his mouth. Glowing coals flared up from it.

Ecclesiastes 9:12

No one knows when his time will come. Like fish that are caught in a cruel net or birds caught in a snare, humans are trapped by a disaster when it suddenly strikes them.

Isaiah 13:13

I will make heaven tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place when the Lord of Armies is angry. At that time he will be very angry.

Isaiah 2:19

People will go into caves in the rocks and into holes in the ground because of the Lord’s terrifying presence and the honor of his majesty when he rises to terrify the earth.

Isaiah 2:21

They will go into caves in the rocks and into cracks in the cliffs because of the Lord’s terrifying presence and the honor of his majesty when he rises to terrify the earth.

Isaiah 42:22

But these people are robbed and looted. They are all trapped in pits and hidden in prisons. They have become prey with no one to rescue them. They have become loot with no one to say, “Give it back.”

Isaiah 8:14

He will be a place of safety for you. But he will be a rock that makes people trip and a stumbling block for both kingdoms of Israel. He will be a trap and a snare for those who live in Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 48:43

Disasters, pits, and traps are in store for those who live in Moab,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 48:44

“Whoever flees from a disaster will fall into a pit. Whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in a trap. I will bring a year of punishment to Moab,” declares the Lord.

Lamentations 3:47

Panic and pitfalls have found us, so have devastation and destruction.

Ezekiel 11:8

You are afraid of swords, so I will bring swords to attack you, declares the Almighty Lord.

Ezekiel 12:13

I will spread my net over him, and he will be caught in my net. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Babylonians, but he will not see it. And that’s where he’ll die.

Ezekiel 15:7

I will turn against the people of Jerusalem. Even though they have escaped one fire, another fire will burn them. Then they will know that I am the Lord, because I will turn against them.

Amos 5:18

How horrible it will be for those who long for the day of the Lord! Why do you long for that day? The day of the Lord is one of darkness and not light.

Amos 5:19

It is like a person who flees from a lion only to be attacked by a bear. It is like a person who goes home and puts his hand on the wall only to be bitten by a snake.