Isaiah 2:19

19 Go into caves in the rocks and holes in the dust before the terror of the LORD and the splendor of God's majesty, when he arises to terrify the earth.

Isaiah 2:19 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 2:19

And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into
the caves of the earth
That is, the worshippers of idols, as they are bid to do, ( Isaiah 2:10 ) for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty,
(See Gill on Isaiah 2:10) when be ariseth;
out of his place; Jarchi says, at the day of judgment; but it respects the judgment of the great whore, and the time when Babylon the great shall come in remembrance before God: to shake terribly the earth;
at which earthquake, or shaking of the earth, that is, a revolution of the antichristian state, the tenth part of the city will fall, and seven thousand men of name be slain, ( Revelation 9:13 ) ( Revelation 16:18 Revelation 16:19 ) and so the Targum paraphrases it,

``when he shall be revealed, to break in pieces the wicked of the earth;''

which will be done by him, as the vessels of a potter are broken to shivers, ( Revelation 2:27 ) .

Isaiah 2:19 In-Context

17 People's pride will be brought down and human arrogance humiliated. The LORD alone will be exalted on that day;

18 the idols will completely pass away.

19 Go into caves in the rocks and holes in the dust before the terror of the LORD and the splendor of God's majesty, when he arises to terrify the earth.

20 On that day, people will toss to the rodents and to the bats their idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship.

21 They will hide in fissures of rocks and in crevices of cliffs before the terror of the LORD and the splendor of God's majesty when he arises to terrify the earth.