Isaiah
Isaiah 24:18
18Whoever flees the sound of panic
will fall into the pit,
and whoever climbs from the pit
will be caught in the snare.
For the windows of heaven are open,
and the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whoever flees | הַנָּ֞ס | han·nās | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5127 flee, escape |
| the sound | מִקּ֤וֹל | miq·qō·wl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of panic | הַפַּ֙חַד֙ | hap·pa·ḥaḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6343 dread |
| will fall | יִפֹּ֣ל | yip·pōl | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| into | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the pit | הַפַּ֔חַת | hap·pa·ḥaṯ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6354 pit |
| and whoever climbs | וְהָֽעוֹלֶה֙ | wə·hā·‘ō·w·leh | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| from | מִתּ֣וֹךְ | mit·tō·wḵ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the pit | הַפַּ֔חַת | hap·pa·ḥaṯ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6354 pit |
| will be caught | יִלָּכֵ֖ד | yil·lā·ḵêḏ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot) |
| in the snare | בַּפָּ֑ח | bap·pāḥ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6341 bird-trap |
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the windows | אֲרֻבּ֤וֹת | ’ă·rub·bō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H699 lattice, window, sluice |
| of heaven | מִמָּרוֹם֙ | mim·mā·rō·wm | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H4791 height |
| are open | נִפְתָּ֔חוּ | nip̄·tā·ḥū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6605 open |
| and the foundations | מ֥וֹסְדֵי | mō·ws·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4144 foundation |
| of the earth | אָֽרֶץ׃ | ’ā·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| are shaken | וַֽיִּרְעֲשׁ֖וּ | way·yir·‘ă·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7493 quake, shake |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 7:11 · Psalm 18:7 · Amos 5:19 · Psalm 18:15 · Psalm 46:2–3 · Joshua 10:10–11 · Job 20:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.