Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version People will flee to caves in the rocks and to holes in the ground from the fearful presence of the LORD and the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to shake the earth. New Living Translation When the LORD rises to shake the earth, his enemies will crawl into holes in the ground. They will hide in caves in the rocks from the terror of the LORD and the glory of his majesty. English Standard Version And people shall enter the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground, from before the terror of the LORD, and from the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth. Berean Standard Bible Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth. Berean Literal Bible And they will go into the caves of rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from the face of the dread of YHWH and the glory of His majesty, in His rising to shake the earth. King James Bible And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. New King James Version They shall go into the holes of the rocks, And into the caves of the earth, From the terror of the LORD And the glory of His majesty, When He arises to shake the earth mightily. New American Standard Bible People will go into caves of the rocks And into holes in the ground Away from the terror of the LORD And the splendor of His majesty, When He arises to terrify the earth. NASB 1995 Men will go into caves of the rocks And into holes of the ground Before the terror of the LORD And the splendor of His majesty, When He arises to make the earth tremble. NASB 1977 And men will go into caves of the rocks, And into holes of the ground Before the terror of the LORD, And before the splendor of His majesty, When He arises to make the earth tremble. Legacy Standard Bible Men will go into caves of the rocks And into holes of the ground Before the dread of Yahweh And the splendor of His majesty, When He arises to make the earth tremble. Amplified Bible They [the stricken, deprived of all in which they had trusted] will go into the caves of the rocks And into the holes of the ground [fleeing] From the terror and dread of the LORD And from the splendor of His majesty, When He arises to terrify the earth. Berean Annotated Bible Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD {YHWH} and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth. Christian Standard Bible People will go into caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from his majestic splendor, when he rises to terrify the earth. Holman Christian Standard Bible People will go into caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from His majestic splendor, when He rises to terrify the earth. American Standard Version And men shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake mightily the earth. Contemporary English Version You had better hide in caves and holes--the LORD will be fearsome, marvelous, and glorious when he comes to terrify people on earth. English Revised Version And men shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before the terror of the LORD, and from the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake mightily the earth. GOD'S WORD® Translation 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. Good News Translation People will hide in caves in the rocky hills or dig holes in the ground to try to escape from the LORD's anger and to hide from his power and glory, when he comes to shake the earth. International Standard Version "They will enter caverns in the rocks and holes in the ground to escape the presence of the terror of the LORD, to escape the splendor of his majesty when he arises to terrify the earth. NET Bible They will go into caves in the rocky cliffs and into holes in the ground, trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the LORD and his royal splendor, when he rises up to terrify the earth. New Heart English Bible Men shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before the terror of the LORD, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake the earth mightily. Webster's Bible Translation And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleMen will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth. World English Bible Men shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before the terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake the earth mightily. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd [men] have entered into caverns of rocks, "" And into caves of dust, "" Because of the fear of YHWH, "" And because of the honor of His excellence, "" In His rising to terrify the earth. Berean Literal Bible And they will go into the caves of rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from the face of the dread of YHWH and the glory of His majesty, in His rising to shake the earth. Young's Literal Translation And men have entered into caverns of rocks, And into caves of dust, Because of the fear of Jehovah, And because of the honour of His excellency, In His rising to terrify the earth. Smith's Literal Translation And they shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the caverns of the dust, from the face of the fear of Jehovah, and from the splendor of his majesty in his rising to terrify the earth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd 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. Catholic Public Domain Version And they will go into the caves of the rocks, and into the caverns of the earth, from the presence of the dread of the Lord, and from the glory of his majesty, when he will have risen up to strike the earth. New American Bible People will go into caves in the rocks and into holes in the earth, At the terror of the LORD and the splendor of his majesty, as he rises to overawe the earth. New Revised Standard Version Enter the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground, from the terror of the LORD, and from the glory of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the people shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he arises to conquer the earth. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they shall enter into caves of stone and into holes of the dirt from before the awe of LORD JEHOVAH and from the excellence of his strength, whenever he rises to tread the Earth OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And men shall go into the caves of the rocks, And into the holes of the earth, From before the terror of the LORD, And from the glory of His majesty, When He ariseth to shake mightily the earth. Brenton Septuagint Translation having carried them into the caves, and into the clefts of the rocks, and into the caverns of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and by reason of the glory of his might, when he shall arise to strike terribly the earth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Day of Reckoning…18and the idols will vanish completely. 19Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth. 20In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship.… Cross References Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, Revelation 6:15-16 Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. / And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. 1 Samuel 13:6 Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns. Judges 6:2 and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds. away from the terror of the LORD Isaiah 8:13 The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded. Psalm 76:7 You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You? Hebrews 10:31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. and from the splendor of His majesty, Psalm 145:5 the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works. Psalm 104:1-2 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty. / He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent, 1 Chronicles 29:11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all. when He rises to shake the earth Haggai 2:6-7 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. / I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts. Hebrews 12:26-27 At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.” / The words “Once more” signify the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that the unshakable may remain. Psalm 18:7 Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger. Hosea 10:8 The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!” Luke 23:30 At that time ‘they will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!”’ Revelation 9:6 In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them. Micah 7:17 They will lick the dust like a snake, like reptiles slithering on the ground. They will come trembling from their strongholds in the presence of the LORD our God; they will tremble in fear of You. Treasury of Scripture And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he rises to shake terribly the earth. and they Isaiah 2:10,21 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty… 1 Samuel 13:6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits. 1 Samuel 14:11 And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves. earth. Isaiah 2:10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty. 2 Thessalonians 1:9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; when he Isaiah 30:32 And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it. Psalm 7:6 Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded. Psalm 18:6-15 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears… Jump to Previous Arise Arises Ariseth Caverns Caves Dread Dust Earth Enter Entered Excellency Fear Flee Glory Ground Holes Honour Majesty Mightily Power Rises Rising Rocks Shake Shaking Splendor Terribly Terrify Terror TrembleJump to Next Arise Arises Ariseth Caverns Caves Dread Dust Earth Enter Entered Excellency Fear Flee Glory Ground Holes Honour Majesty Mightily Power Rises Rising Rocks Shake Shaking Splendor Terribly Terrify Terror TrembleIsaiah 2 1. Isaiah prophesies the coming of Christ's kingdom6. Wickedness is the cause of God's forsaking 10. He exhorts to fear, because of the powerful effects of God's majesty Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground This imagery reflects a common ancient Near Eastern practice where people sought refuge in natural formations during times of danger, such as invasions or natural disasters. The caves and holes symbolize a desperate attempt to find safety, highlighting the severity of the situation. This phrase echoes the fear and helplessness experienced during divine judgment, reminiscent of the fear described in Revelation 6:15-16, where people hide in caves from the wrath of the Lamb. away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty when He rises to shake the earth Persons / Places / Events 1. MenRefers to humanity in general, highlighting the universal nature of the fear and awe inspired by God's presence. 2. Caves in the rocks and holes in the ground Symbolic of places of refuge and hiding, representing the futility of trying to escape God's judgment. 3. The LORD The covenant name of God, emphasizing His authority and power. 4. The Splendor of His Majesty Describes the overwhelming glory and holiness of God, which causes fear and reverence. 5. When He rises to shake the earth An event of divine intervention and judgment, illustrating God's active role in the world. Teaching Points The Inevitability of God's JudgmentGod's judgment is certain and unavoidable. No human effort can hide us from His presence. The Majesty of God Recognize the splendor and majesty of God, which should inspire both reverence and humility in our lives. The Futility of Human Refuge Earthly refuges and securities are inadequate in the face of divine judgment. Our true refuge is in God alone. Call to Repentance The fear of the Lord should lead us to repentance and a right relationship with Him. Living in Awe of God Cultivate a lifestyle that acknowledges God's majesty and aligns with His will, avoiding complacency. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Isaiah 2:19?2. How does Isaiah 2:19 illustrate God's judgment and its impact on humanity? 3. What actions should believers take to avoid the fate described in Isaiah 2:19? 4. How does Isaiah 2:19 connect with Revelation's depiction of God's final judgment? 5. What does "hide in caves" symbolize about human response to divine judgment? 6. How can Isaiah 2:19 inspire believers to live righteously in today's world? 7. What does Isaiah 2:19 reveal about God's judgment and human fear? 8. How does Isaiah 2:19 relate to the concept of divine retribution? 9. Why do people hide in caves according to Isaiah 2:19? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 2? 11. What is the meaning of the Terror of the Lord? 12. What is the meaning of the Terror of the Lord? 13. Why does Isaiah 2:10–22 warn of a “day of the Lord” that would humble humanity, yet historical records do not clearly show a global cataclysm aligning with this prophecy? 14. Why do Isaiah 37:33-35 and parallel biblical accounts (e.g., 2 Kings 19) differ in describing Sennacherib's retreat and the exact nature of the Assyrian defeat? What Does Isaiah 2:19 Mean Men will flee to caves in the rocksIsaiah pictures ordinary people, from the most powerful to the least, scrambling for any available shelter. Similar scenes show up in Revelation 6:15-17, where kings and commanders beg mountains to fall on them. From Genesis 3:8-10 onward, the sinful heart’s instinct has been to hide from a holy God rather than repent. The image underlines how completely human self-confidence collapses when the Lord visibly intervenes. And holes in the ground Holes, crevices, even animal dens—nothing is too small if it offers a momentary refuge. Judges 6:2 records Israel hiding in caves when Midian oppressed them; 1 Samuel 13:6 describes warriors squeezing into pits during Philistine threats. Isaiah shows that in the ultimate day of reckoning the entire earth becomes one big foxhole, yet none of those holes can shield a soul from divine presence. Away from the terror of the LORD “Terror” is not random fear but the awful realization that God’s righteous wrath is now active. Hebrews 10:31 reminds us, “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” Nahum 1:6 asks, “Who can stand before His indignation?” Isaiah’s contemporaries placed confidence in alliances and idols; the prophet says terror will dismantle every false refuge. And from the splendor of His majesty God’s glory is beautiful, yet to the unrepentant it blazes like consuming fire (Exodus 24:17). Isaiah 6:1-5 records the prophet himself undone by a single vision of that splendor. Habakkuk 3:3-6 pictures mountains shattering before the radiant King. The combination of beauty and unbearable purity drives rebellious hearts to seek cover rather than bow in worship. When He rises to shake the earth The phrase points to a specific, future intervention—“the day of the LORD” (Isaiah 2:12). Haggai 2:6 and Hebrews 12:26-27 echo the promise that God will once more shake not only earth but also heaven, removing all that is temporary so only the unshakable remains. Earthquakes in Revelation 11:13 and 16:18-20 preview that cosmic upheaval. Isaiah assures us this is not poetic exaggeration; the Creator will literally rock the planet to expose every foundation other than Christ. summary Isaiah 2:19 paints a vivid, literal snapshot of the coming day when the Lord personally intervenes in cataclysmic judgment. People will abandon status and possessions, diving into any crevice they can find, because God’s holy presence will overwhelm every false security. The terror springs from His righteous wrath; the splendor comes from His radiant majesty. Both converge when He rises to shake the earth, fulfilling promises repeated throughout Scripture. The passage urges humble repentance now, while grace is offered, so that on that day we stand in joyful awe rather than frantic flight. (19) And they shall go into the holes of the rocks.--The imagery of the earthquake in Uzziah's reign (see Note on Isaiah 2:10) is still present to Isaiah's thoughts. (See Revelation 6:15.)When he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.--The Hebrew verb and noun have the emphasis of a paronomasia which cannot be reproduced in English, but of which the Latin "ut terreat terram" gives some idea. Verse 19. - They shall go into the holes of the rooks, etc. (see ver. 10, which is an exhortation to do what this verse declares will be done). On the abundant caves of Palestine, see note on the former passage. To shake terribly the earth; literally, to affright the earth. It is not said in what way he will affright it. The cognate Arabic verb has the meaning "to shake;" but it is not clear that the Hebrew one has ever this sense.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Men will fleeוּבָ֙אוּ֙ (ū·ḇā·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to caves בִּמְעָר֣וֹת (bim·‘ā·rō·wṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 4631: A cavern in the rocks צֻרִ֔ים (ṣu·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6697: A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge and holes וּבִמְחִלּ֖וֹת (ū·ḇim·ḥil·lō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 4247: A cavern in the ground, עָפָ֑ר (‘ā·p̄ār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud away from מִפְּנֵ֞י (mip·pə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the terror פַּ֤חַד (pa·ḥaḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6343: A, alarm of the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and from the splendor וּמֵהֲדַ֣ר (ū·mê·hă·ḏar) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1926: Magnificence, ornament, splendor of His majesty, גְּאוֹנ֔וֹ (gə·’ō·w·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1347: Arrogance, majesty, ornament when He rises בְּקוּמ֖וֹ (bə·qū·mōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand to shake לַעֲרֹ֥ץ (la·‘ă·rōṣ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6206: To cause to tremble, tremble the earth. הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Isaiah 2:19 NIVIsaiah 2:19 NLT Isaiah 2:19 ESV Isaiah 2:19 NASB Isaiah 2:19 KJV Isaiah 2:19 BibleApps.com Isaiah 2:19 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 2:19 Chinese Bible Isaiah 2:19 French Bible Isaiah 2:19 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 2:19 Men shall go into the caves (Isa Isi Is) |
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