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.
Luke 23:30 - Easy To Read Version Then the people will say to the mountain, ‘Fall on us!’ The people will say to the hills, ‘Cover us!’ {\cf2\super [375]} Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then they will begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us! and to the hills, Cover (conceal, hide) us! American Standard Version (1901) Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us. Common English Bible Thenthey will say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ Catholic Public Domain Version Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall over us,' and to the hills, 'Cover us.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us; and to the hills: Cover us. |
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.
At that time, people will throw away their gold and silver idols. (The people made those statues so the people could worship them.) The people will throw those statues into holes in the ground where bats and moles {\cf2\super [26]} live.
Israel sinned and built many high places. {\cf2\super [104]} The high places of Aven {\cf2\super [105]} will be destroyed. Thorns and weeds will grow on their altars. {\cf2\super [106]} Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”
If people act like this now when life is good, what will happen when bad times come? {\cf2\super [376]} ”
The people said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us. Hide us from the face of the One who sits on the throne. Hide us from the anger of the Lamb!
During those days people will look for a way to die, but they will not find it. They will want to die, but death will hide from them.