Isaiah 24:18

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

People will hear about the danger, and they will be afraid. Some of them will run away, but they will fall into holes and be trapped. Some of them will climb out of the holes, but they will be caught in another trap. The floodgates in the sky above will open, and the floods will begin. The foundations of the earth will shake.

Cross References

Psalm 18:7

The earth shook and shivered. The foundations of the mountains trembled. They shook because he was angry.

Genesis 7:11

On the 17th day of the second month, when Noah was 600 years old, the springs under the earth broke through the ground, and water flowed out everywhere. The sky also opened like windows and rain poured down. The rain fell on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights. That same day Noah went into the boat with his wife, his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives.

Amos 5:19

You will be like someone who escapes from a lion only to be attacked by a bear, or like someone who goes into the safety of his house, leans against the wall, and is bitten by a snake.

Psalm 18:15

Lord, you shouted your command, and a powerful wind began to blow. Then the bottom of the sea could be seen, and the earth’s foundations were uncovered.

Job 20:24

Maybe he will run away from an iron sword, but then a bronze arrow will strike him down.

2 Kings 7:2

Then the officer who was close to the king answered the man of God. The officer said, “Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, this could not happen.” Elisha said, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of that food.”

Genesis 19:24

and the Lord began to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah. He caused fire and burning sulfur to fall from the sky.

Ecclesiastes 9:12

You never know when hard times will come. Like fish in a net or birds in a snare, people are often trapped by some disaster that suddenly falls on them.

Isaiah 2:19

People will go into the holes in the ground and the cracks in the rocks because they fear the Lord and his great power as he stands to shake the earth.

Isaiah 2:21

They will go down into cracks in the rocks and boulders because they are afraid of the Lord and his glorious power as he stands to shake the earth.

Isaiah 8:14

If you people would respect him, he would be a safe place for you. But you don’t respect him, so he is like a stone that you stumble over. He is a rock that makes both families of Israel fall. He has become a trap that all the people of Jerusalem will fall into.

Isaiah 13:13

In my anger I will shake the sky, and the earth will be moved from its place.” That will happen on the day the Lord All-Powerful shows his anger.

Isaiah 42:22

But look at his people. Others have defeated them and have stolen from them. The young men are afraid. They are locked in prisons. People have taken advantage of them, and there is no one to protect them. Others take their money, and there is no one to say, “Give it back!”

Jeremiah 48:43

This is what the Lord says: “People of Moab, fear, deep holes, and traps wait for you.

Jeremiah 48:44

People will be afraid and run away, and they will fall into the deep holes. Anyone who climbs out of the deep holes will be caught in the traps. I will bring the year of punishment to Moab.” This is what the Lord said.

Lamentations 3:47

We have been frightened. We have fallen into a pit. We have been badly hurt. We have been broken.”

Ezekiel 11:8

You are afraid of the sword, but I am bringing the sword against you!’” This is what the Lord GOD said.

Ezekiel 12:13

He will try to escape, but I will catch him! He will be caught in my trap. Then I will bring him to Babylonia—the land of the Chaldeans. But he will not be able to see where he is going.

Ezekiel 15:7

“I will punish those people. But some of them will be like the sticks that don’t burn completely. They will be punished, but they will not be destroyed completely. You will see that I punished them, and you will know that I am the Lord!

Psalm 18:8

Smoke came from his nose. Burning flames came from his mouth. Red-hot coals fell from him.

Amos 5:18

Some of you want to see the Lord’s special day of judgment. Why do you want to see that day of the Lord? His special day will bring darkness, not light.